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Simplify Network Security with Cisco Secure Firewall-as-a-service (FWaaS) on AWS

Cisco Security

With traditional firewalls, network security teams are charged with the heavy lifting of deploying new solutions. To become more agile, organizations are increasingly moving towards deploying SaaS-based security offerings hosted directly by vendors. What does this mean for Cisco Secure Firewall customers?

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Top 12 Firewall Best Practices to Optimize Network Security

eSecurity Planet

Firewalls monitor and control incoming and outgoing traffic while also preventing unauthorized access. Examine the rationale behind present rules, considering previous security concerns and revisions. Overlapping rules may impair firewall efficiency or expose flaws that allow attackers to circumvent regulations.

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Back to the Future of Firewall

Cisco Security

As a network and workload security strategy leader, I spend a lot of time thinking about the future of the good old network firewall. Spoiler alert: I’m not going to join the cool club of pronouncing the firewall dead. Insert Your Firewall Here. How this insertion happens is changing quite rapidly, though.

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SecureX and Secure Firewall: Integration and Automation to Simplify Security

Cisco Security

Cisco Secure Firewall stops threats faster, empowers collaboration between teams, and enables consistency across your on-premises, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments. These new features and workflows provide the integration and automation to simplify your security. This integration between Firewall 7.2 With the 7.2

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U.S. Security Agencies Release Network Security, Vulnerability Guidance

eSecurity Planet

National Security Agency (NSA) released comprehensive network security guidance on March 3, on the same day that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released its longest-ever list of exploited vulnerabilities. Change default passwords and remove unnecessary accounts. The post U.S.

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Secure and Save with Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual

Cisco Security

Simultaneously secure and save with new 7.0 Organizations rely on Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly FTDv/NGFWv), Cisco’s proven network firewall with IPS, URL filtering, and malware defense that protects virtualized environments in private and public clouds. features and subscription models.

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What are Network Firewalls?

eSecurity Planet

The network firewall is the first line of defense for traffic that passes in and out of a network. The firewall examines traffic to ensure it meets the security requirements set by the organization, and unauthorized access attempts are blocked. Firewall protection has come a long way in recent years.

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