SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Palo Alto Networks® (NYSE: PANW), the next-generation security company, today announced the appointment of Lucas Moody as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). He will report directly to the CFO and lead efforts to protect Palo Alto Networks information and technology assets while partnering with product management to contribute to continued product innovations.

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    --  "We are pleased to welcome Lucas to the team; he is an extremely capable
        and experienced cybersecurity professional who understands the growing
        imperative to approach security with a next-generation, breach
        prevention mindset, and we're an even stronger organization with him
        leading our information security efforts." - Steffan Tomlinson, CFO and
        executive vice president, Palo Alto Networks



    --  "I have witnessed firsthand the growing complexity of today's threat
        landscape and developed a passion for protecting the Internet community.
        The Palo Alto Networks mission of protecting our way of digital life by
        preventing successful cyberattacks aligns perfectly with my passion.  I
        am pleased to be joining the team and contributing to this mission, both
        in leading our internal information security efforts and sharing best
        practices with our customers." - Lucas Moody, CISO, Palo Alto Networks

During his career, Lucas has lead security teams responsible for threat and incident management, cyber fraud investigation, infrastructure security, and enterprise security engineering. He has more than 15 years of experience in information security and, most recently, served as director of information security operations and engineering at Intuit. Lucas also has held senior security positions at eBay, KPMG and Oracle.

About Palo Alto Networks
 Palo Alto Networks is the next-generation security company, leading a new era in cybersecurity by safely enabling applications and preventing cyber breaches for tens of thousands of organizations worldwide. Built with an innovative approach and highly differentiated cyberthreat prevention capabilities, our game-changing security platform delivers security far superior to legacy or point products, safely enables daily business operations, and protects an organization's most valuable assets. Find out more at www.paloaltonetworks.com.

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