Modernizing Public Safety Network Security with Palo Alto Firewall Deployment

Challenge

A public-sector safety organization needed to replace its existing firewall infrastructure with new Palo Alto hardware while maintaining secure and reliable connectivity across its primary environment and branch locations. The project required a controlled migration approach that preserved existing firewall functionality — including a high-availability firewall pair — without disrupting critical network operations.

Approach

Safari Micro provided structured technical services across four phases: (1) configuration export review — obtaining current firewall configuration exports to ensure continuity between the existing and new environments; (2) HA firewall migration — migrating the existing Palo Alto high-availability firewall pair to new hardware while preserving the core firewall design; (3) branch firewall configuration — configuring two new Palo Alto firewalls for branch locations to extend the organization's firewall architecture across distributed sites; and (4) production cutover and validation — placing the new firewalls into production and validating that network traffic was passing as expected after deployment.

Results

• New Palo Alto firewalls placed into production across primary and branch locations
• Existing high-availability firewall pair successfully migrated to new hardware
• Two branch firewall appliances configured and deployed for distributed site connectivity
• Production cutover completed with validated traffic flow after deployment
• Refreshed network security infrastructure with stronger foundation for ongoing operations
• Operational continuity maintained throughout the firewall migration process
• Distributed site connectivity preserved across primary and branch environments