Cisco Security

APRIL 6, 2022

“I so look forward to the next firewall hardware upgrade cycle!”. – If I learned one thing from my firewall customers over the many years, it would be that they like to upgrade their hardware appliances as much as an average consumer likes to shop for a new car. This is how the new mid-range Secure Firewall 3100 Series was born.

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Cisco Security

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Cisco is proud to be the only vendor recognized by SE Labs as Best Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) in their 2021 Annual Report. We’re honored to receive industry recognition for excellence in the network firewall market and for making security less complex, more agile, and better able to defend against today’s and tomorrow’s threats.

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Cisco Security

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Introduction to Cisco Secure Firewall 7.3. Cisco’s latest release of Secure Firewall operating system, Secure Firewall Threat Defence Version 7.3, addresses key concerns for today’s firewall customers. allows for the fingerprinting of traffic that is using the QUIC Protocol in Secure Firewall 7.3. Reduced TCO.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Palo Alto Networks warns that the vulnerability CVE-2025-0111 is actively exploited with two other flaws to compromise PAN-OS firewalls. Palo Alto Networks warns that threat actors are chaining the vulnerability CVE-2025-0111 with two other vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2025-0108 with CVE-2024-9474 , to compromise PAN-OS firewalls.

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Cisco Security

MAY 28, 2021

This new solution brings a suite of capabilities to extend on-premises data centers into true hybrid cloud architectures, helping drive policy and operational consistency regardless of where your applications reside. Figure 1: Cisco ACI architecture for hybrid cloud. Traditional firewall integration in on-prem Data Centers.

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Cisco Security

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Microsoft’s recent announcement of its upcoming Azure Gateway Load Balancer is great news for organizations requiring rapidly scalable firewalls with high availability in public cloud. Cisco has partnered with Microsoft and will be supporting Cisco Secure Firewall with Azure Gateway Load Balancer. No additional configuration needed.

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Cisco Security

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Modernize your firewall for greater security resilience. Cybersecurity has changed dramatically since the dawn of firewalls in the 1980s. Today’s workers, data, and applications are everywhere, and firewalls must be as well. So, can your firewall grow with you? The firewall is a critical foundation for security.

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Cisco Security

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

This is where Cisco Secure Firewall Cloud Native comes in, giving you the flexibility to provision, run, and scale containerized security services. Secure Firewall Cloud Native brings together the benefits of Kubernetes and Cisco’s industry-leading security technologies, providing a resilient architecture for infrastructure security at scale.

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Cisco Security

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

With traditional firewalls, network security teams are charged with the heavy lifting of deploying new solutions. According to Gartner, by 2025, 30% of new deployments of distributed branch-office firewalls will switch to firewall-as-a-service, up from less than 10% in 2021. Introduction. Starting with version 7.1

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Cisco Security

MAY 20, 2022

To help our customers and partners, we have centralized all our cloud & automation resources for Secure Firewall into a single page: [link]. Our new page is organized by cloud provider and specific use case to easily deploy Secure Firewall. Cisco Live 2022 Las Vegas & sessions focused on Secure Firewall and IaC.

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Cisco Security

JULY 26, 2021

The shift of applications and the associated security controls within dynamic cloud environments create challenges for firewall teams to keep up with security requirements. Secure Firewall Threat Defense 7.0 Figure 1: Dynamic attributes architecture overview. Policy enforcement as dynamic as your environment. API Guide.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 16, 2021

Nobody, including clients inside the firewall, should be trusted, per Zero Trust. The post How Zero Trust architecture improves the organization’s network security appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders. Internal threats are a huge concern. Zero Trust presupposes there is no traditional network boundary. Read full post.

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Cisco Security

MAY 28, 2021

host-based firewalls) or by a device that sits in the network (e.g., network firewalls or cloud provider security groups). We ultimately settled on an architecture that we find to be powerful in capability yet simple to implement, operate, and troubleshoot. Unified segmentation architecture. The solution? Why not both.

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Cisco Security

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The release of Microsoft Azure Gateway Load Balancer is great news for customers, empowering them to simply and easily add Cisco Secure Firewall capabilities to their Azure cloud infrastructure. It also offers a single entry and exit point at the firewall and allows organizations to maintain visibility of the source IP address.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 2, 2022

While security teams layer essential preventative measures, resilience measures also need to be implemented in an architecture to reduce the impact of ransomware attacks on your backups. All inter-VLAN traffic should go through a firewall. Figure 1: Typical VLAN architecture. Firewalls have limited throughput on their own.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 23, 2019

I recently sat down with Gadi Naor, CTO and co-founder of Alcide , to learn more about the “microservices firewall” this Tel Aviv-based security start-up is pioneering. Tech vendors and their enterprise customers want to leverage distributed architectures and multiple cloud platforms to the hilt.

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Cisco Security

JUNE 10, 2021

Today, we are driving simplified security to your hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI), delivering support for Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly FTDv/NGFWv) on Cisco HyperFlex. Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual for Private Cloud. Support is available now, running on Threat Defense 7.0. Cisco HyperFlex.

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Tech Republic Security

JULY 29, 2022

Traditional security architecture focused on a hardened perimeter with a vulnerable interior. The post Cisco Secure Workload and Secure Firewall: Strong Alone, Stronger Together appeared first on TechRepublic. One key change is in the approach to security.

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Cisco Security

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

These applications/workloads move to, and reside in multi-cloud architecture, adding complexity to connectivity, visibility, and control. Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual provides unmatched security controls such as stateful firewalling, Snort3 IPS, URL filtering, malware defense, application visibility and control, and more.

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Tech Republic Security

MARCH 10, 2022

Firewalls have been an integral part of the enterprise network architecture. But with the shift to digital business models the once-sturdy firewall has gone from a security staple to a security risk. Read more to learn the five major risks brought on by legacy firewalls in a world of cloud and mobile.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Firewalls monitor and control incoming and outgoing traffic while also preventing unauthorized access. Overlapping rules may impair firewall efficiency or expose flaws that allow attackers to circumvent regulations. Choose a centralized platform that is interoperable with several firewall suppliers.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 7, 2023

The DMZ should be set up with at least one gateway device (typically a firewall ) that will filter external network packets through to the DMZ and monitor for unusual traffic or activity. In many cases, a dual firewall layout is implemented for a second round of network packet filtering before the LAN (see image below).

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 17, 2025

The Old Guard: Firewalls, VPNs and Exposed Control Planes Cyberattacks have evolved beyond the perimeter. No longer limited to opportunistic breaches, attackers are now executing coordinated campaigns that target the very foundations of enterprise network infrastructure firewalls, VPNs, and control planes. The takeaway?

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 29, 2023

Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS) offers firewall capabilities as a cloud-based service. Traditional firewalls protect the network perimeter, enforcing security standards by regulating incoming and outgoing traffic according to rules and traffic analysis.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A host-based firewall is installed directly on individual networked devices to filter network traffic on a single device by inspecting both incoming and outgoing data. How Host-Based Firewalls Work Organizations often adopt host-based firewalls for device-specific security control.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Sophos used custom implants to monitor China-linked thret actors targeting firewall zero-days in a years-long battle. Improved operational security, including disrupting firewall telemetry to hinder detection and minimize their digital footprint. ” concludes the report.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 22, 2025

Limitations of traditional security measures While organizations typically rely on email filters, firewalls, and antivirus software, these solutions often fall short against AI-powered phishing attacks. Zero Trust Architecture: Adopt a Zero Trust approach that verifies every access request, regardless of its origin.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 5, 2024

A firewall policy is a set of rules and standards designed to control network traffic between an organization’s internal network and the internet. Featured Partners: Next-Gen Firewall (NGFW) Software Learn more Table of Contents Toggle Free Firewall Policy Template What Are the Components of Firewall Policies?

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The two vulnerabilities are: CVE-2025-0108 Palo Alto PAN-OS Authentication Bypass Vulnerability CVE-2024-53704 SonicWall SonicOS SSLVPN Improper Authentication Vulnerability Researchers recently warned that threat actors exploit a recently disclosed vulnerability, CVE-2025-0108, in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS firewalls. states GreyNoise.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 28, 2025

Fortinet and Palo Alto Networks are two of the best network security providers, offering excellent next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) with strong, independently verified security. Fortinet excels in usability and administration, while Palo Alto has an edge in advanced features and firewall capabilities. 5 Ease of us: 4.7/5

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Defining 5G security and architecture. Delving into the technical details of the 5G security architecture is beyond the scope of this article. Explaining the security benefits and vulnerabilities of 5G architecture appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders. Security capabilities are a critical element for your 5G-ready success.

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Cisco Security

JULY 26, 2022

According to our 2022 Global Hybrid Cloud Trends Report , where 2,500 global IT leaders were interviewed across 13 countries, 82% said they have adopted hybrid cloud architectures, and 47% of organizations use between two and three public IaaS clouds 1. Now demoing at AWS Re:Inforce: Cisco Secure Firewall as-a-service on AWS .

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Knowledge of cloud systems architecture and how it interacts with various devices is invaluable. They install technologies like firewalls and intrusion detection, keep software up to date, enforce security standards, and choose protocols and best practices. Security Engineer Security engineers build secure systems.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Each of these elements must be validated across multiple security controls, like next-generation firewall (NGFW) and data loss protection (DLP) tools. SASE architectures must be validated end to end—from users and branches, through SASE points of presence, to cloud application servers.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 6, 2024

Blocking a program in a firewall is a security measure that protects systems from unwanted access. Learn how to block a program in a firewall by exploring when to allow or block programs, methods to permanently or temporarily block in Windows or MacOS, and the common troubleshooting tips. Follow the steps below.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

At a minimum, these systems should be firewalled off from public addressing, Ellis stresses. Instead of using secure solutions like VPNs or Zero Trust architectures, many HMIs were directly connected to the internet, exposing them to attackers. Why Are HMIs Being Exposed?

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Anton on Security

MARCH 19, 2021

Namely, people naively dropping lots of threat intel feeds into a SIEM (or EDR or NDR or … a firewall?) rather pointless to match bad IP feeds to inbound firewall or WAF denies and then hope for a detection). While running this poll my fear was that the detection use case will win. and then hoping for the best. and it won the poll!

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