Operationalizing RH-ISAC CTI with Palo Alto Networks

This whitepaper provides a strategic guide for organizations looking to elevate their cybersecurity defenses by operationalizing vetted Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) from the Retail & Hospitality Information Sharing and Analysis Center (RH-ISAC) using Palo Alto Networks solutions. It outlines how security teams can seamlessly integrate the RH-ISAC's community Malware Information Sharing Platform (MISP) instance directly into Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW) using External Dynamic Lists (EDLs), as well as into Cortex XSIAM or XSOAR for advanced threat orchestration. Ultimately, the document serves as a blueprint for transforming highly curated, industry-specific threat feeds into automated real-time prevention, enriched incident response, and reciprocal community sharing.