Get to know # Tim Treat *** ** * ** *** Blogs by Tim Treat Sort By: Recent Recent Popular *** ** * ** *** [![Setting Expectations for Prevention Readiness: Measuring Prevention Capabilities](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/blog-generic-banner-1.jpg)](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2016/11/setting-expectations-prevention-readiness-measuring-prevention-capabilities/) ## [Security Platform](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/security-platform/?ts=markdown) ### [Setting Expectations for Prevention Readiness: Measuring Prevention Capabil...](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2016/11/setting-expectations-prevention-readiness-measuring-prevention-capabilities/) Any organization that's serious about preventing successful cyberattacks must be able to measure their prevention readiness, and this blog explains how we do that. The metrics ensure that leadership has confidence that ... Nov 16, 2016 By [Tim Treat](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/tim-treat/?ts=markdown "Posts by Tim Treat") and [Nate Bitting](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/nate-bitting/?ts=markdown "Posts by Nate Bitting") *** ** * ** *** [![Setting Expectations for Prevention Readiness: The Prevention-Posture Assessment](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/blog-generic-banner-1.jpg)](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2016/11/setting-expectations-prevention-readiness-prevention-posture-assessment/) ## [Security Platform](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/security-platform/?ts=markdown) ### [Setting Expectations for Prevention Readiness: The Prevention-Posture Asses...](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2016/11/setting-expectations-prevention-readiness-prevention-posture-assessment/) Our commitment to making prevention a core component of architecture is real. As such, we created a standard assessment methodology to help set expectations about prevention and create a prevention-based architecture strategy ... Nov 15, 2016 By [Tim Treat](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/tim-treat/?ts=markdown "Posts by Tim Treat") and [Nate Bitting](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/nate-bitting/?ts=markdown "Posts by Nate Bitting") *** ** * ** *** [![How Palo Alto Networks is Setting Expectations for Prevention Readiness](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/blog-generic-banner-1.jpg)](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2016/11/palo-alto-networks-setting-expectations-prevention-readiness/) ## [Security Platform](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/security-platform/?ts=markdown) ### [How Palo Alto Networks is Setting Expectations for Prevention Readiness](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2016/11/palo-alto-networks-setting-expectations-prevention-readiness/) We continue to learn more about how to make threat prevention a core component to IT architecture and how to measure prevention readiness. As part of the learning, we are building confidence ... Nov 14, 2016 By [Tim Treat](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/tim-treat/?ts=markdown "Posts by Tim Treat") and [Nate Bitting](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/nate-bitting/?ts=markdown "Posts by Nate Bitting") *** ** * ** *** [](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2015/06/using-active-isolation-to-counter-cyber-attacks-and-save-lives/) ## [Cybersecurity](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/cybersecurity-2/?ts=markdown) ### [Using Active Isolation to Counter Cyber Attacks and Save Lives](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2015/06/using-active-isolation-to-counter-cyber-attacks-and-save-lives/) Several recent airline tragedies got me thinking back to an article I wrote in September 2014, What We Learn from Protecting Artificially Intelligent Cars. The article peered into the makeup of future ... Jun 02, 2015 By [Tim Treat](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/tim-treat/?ts=markdown "Posts by Tim Treat") *** ** * ** *** [](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2014/12/cybersecurity-cardinal-rule-know-network/) ## [Cybersecurity](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/cybersecurity-2/?ts=markdown) ### [A Cybersecurity Cardinal Rule: Know Your Network](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2014/12/cybersecurity-cardinal-rule-know-network/) There is so much happening in IT and cybersecurity today, and I wanted to take time to reflect on something we don't discuss often enough: knowing your network. Few people in IT ... Dec 16, 2014 By [Tim Treat](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/tim-treat/?ts=markdown "Posts by Tim Treat") *** ** * ** *** Load more *** ** * ** *** Blogs by Tim Treat Sort By: Popular Popular Recent *** ** * ** *** [](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2014/07/next-generation-enterprise-security-platform-affects-mergers-and-acquisitions/) ## [Cybersecurity](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/cybersecurity-2/?ts=markdown), [Distributed Enterprise](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/distributed-enterprise/?ts=markdown), [Financial Services](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/financial-services/?ts=markdown) ### [How A Next Generation Enterprise Security Platform Affects Mergers and Acqu...](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2014/07/next-generation-enterprise-security-platform-affects-mergers-and-acquisitions/) "All glory is fleeting." Someone said this, but I really don't know who. The first time I heard it was watching the movie Patton where the General explains the problem with reveling ... Jul 14, 2014 By [Tim Treat](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/tim-treat/?ts=markdown "Posts by Tim Treat") *** ** * ** *** [](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2014/08/transforming-cybersecurity-expensive-self-licking-ice-cream-cone/) ## [Announcement](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/announcement/?ts=markdown), [CIO/CISO](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/ciociso/?ts=markdown), [Cybersecurity](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/cybersecurity-2/?ts=markdown) ### [Transforming Cybersecurity from the Most Expensive Self-Licking Ice Cream C...](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2014/08/transforming-cybersecurity-expensive-self-licking-ice-cream-cone/) Passion and relevance are the norm in Silicon Valley, where many of us work for amazing companies and push ourselves to the point of exhaustion (and beyond) with an intention to disrupt ... Aug 12, 2014 By [Tim Treat](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/tim-treat/?ts=markdown "Posts by Tim Treat") *** ** * ** *** [](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2015/06/using-active-isolation-to-counter-cyber-attacks-and-save-lives/) ## [Cybersecurity](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/cybersecurity-2/?ts=markdown) ### [Using Active Isolation to Counter Cyber Attacks and Save Lives](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2015/06/using-active-isolation-to-counter-cyber-attacks-and-save-lives/) Several recent airline tragedies got me thinking back to an article I wrote in September 2014, What We Learn from Protecting Artificially Intelligent Cars. The article peered into the makeup of future ... Jun 02, 2015 By [Tim Treat](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/tim-treat/?ts=markdown "Posts by Tim Treat") *** ** * ** *** [![Setting Expectations for Prevention Readiness: Measuring Prevention Capabilities](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/blog-generic-banner-1.jpg)](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2016/11/setting-expectations-prevention-readiness-measuring-prevention-capabilities/) ## [Security Platform](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/security-platform/?ts=markdown) ### [Setting Expectations for Prevention Readiness: Measuring Prevention Capabil...](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2016/11/setting-expectations-prevention-readiness-measuring-prevention-capabilities/) Any organization that's serious about preventing successful cyberattacks must be able to measure their prevention readiness, and this blog explains how we do that. The metrics ensure that leadership has confidence that ... Nov 16, 2016 By [Tim Treat](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/tim-treat/?ts=markdown "Posts by Tim Treat") and [Nate Bitting](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/nate-bitting/?ts=markdown "Posts by Nate Bitting") *** ** * ** *** [](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2014/09/continuing-logs-yesterdays-news-discussion/) ## [Cybersecurity](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/cybersecurity-2/?ts=markdown), [Firewall](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/firewall/?ts=markdown), [Threat Prevention](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/threat-prevention-2/?ts=markdown) ### [Continuing the "Logs are Yesterday's News" Discussion](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2014/09/continuing-logs-yesterdays-news-discussion/) We sincerely appreciate people reading the blogs we produce, and recently we had some great feedback on our post about logs. The strong reaction I've seen -- and keep it coming! -- shows there ... 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