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

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

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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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

However, when improperly configured or left exposed to the internet, HMIs become prime targets for cyberattacks. According to Casey Ellis, Founder and Advisor at Bugcrowd, safety-critical control systems like HMIs "should never be on the Internet." Exposing HMI systems to the Internet can have serious consequences," Raju explains.

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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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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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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. Talk more soon.

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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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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

APRIL 7, 2023

However, when your DMZ network includes a proxy server, administrators also have the option to filter all internal internet usage through the DMZ. 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.

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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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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

With 5G networks, billions of devices and IoT (the internet of things) are interconnectible — leading to use cases like smart cities, AR/VR on mobile networks, remote medicine and much more. Defining 5G security and architecture. Current and future vulnerabilities of the existing internet infrastructure are only exacerbated.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Despite efforts by Columbus officials to thwart the attack by disconnecting the city’s systems from the internet, it became evident later that substantial data had been stolen and circulated on the dark web. Strengthen IT Infrastructure Evaluate your existing security architecture to ensure it can withstand modern cyberthreats.

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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 Boulevard

MARCH 18, 2021

From smart homes that enable you to control your thermostat from a distance to sensors on oil rigs that help predict maintenance to autonomous vehicles to GPS sensors implanted in the horns of endangered black rhinos , the internet of things is all around you. A Safer Internet of Things. The post The Internet of Things Is Everywhere.

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McAfee

AUGUST 23, 2020

“Features are a nice to have, but at the end of the day, all we care about when it comes to our web and cloud security is architecture.” – said no customer ever. As a result, organizations are coming around to the realization that digital transformation demands a corresponding network and security architectural transformation.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 4, 2022

Privilege and other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Exchange Server, Excel, Office, PowerPoint, Malware Protection Engine, Internet Explorer and more (27 in all). Purdue network architecture. Network Architecture and Design. Network Architecture and Design. The Linux Kernel and Apache Tomcat.

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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. This process monitors resource consumption, limits internet access, blocks inbound access from malicious sources, and prevents outbound access from installed apps. Block it if it’s not confirmed or if you’re not sure of its legitimacy.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2023

government agency in charge of improving the nation’s cybersecurity posture is ordering all federal agencies to take new measures to restrict access to Internet-exposed networking equipment. The directive comes amid a surge in attacks targeting previously unknown vulnerabilities in widely used security and networking appliances.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 22, 2022

I had the chance to ask Chris Clements, vice president of solutions architecture at Cerberus Sentinel, a Managed Compliance and Cybersecurity Provider (MCCP) about the future of VPNs in a post pandemic world. In each case, these are usually multifunction devices that function as firewalls, IPS, gateway anti-malware, or content filtering.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

LW: Why are suppliers of legacy firewall, vulnerability management and EDR solutions also now integrating SIEM capabilities? Nayyar: When we look at the SIEM market, legacy log-based architectures that were built for centralized deployments have failed to provide the needed visibility and detection of threats in the cloud.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Whether it’s IoT (Internet of Things) devices, desktop applications, web applications native to the web browsers, or mobile applications – all these types of software rely on APIs in one way or another. WAF (Web Application Firewall) employs setting rules based on IP addresses, and monitoring traffics to block malicious IPs.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 20, 2023

The terms computer security, information security and cybersecurity were practically non-existent in the 1980s, but believe it or not, firewalls have existed in some form since that time. Over the years, the traditional firewall has transformed to meet the demands of the modern workplace and adapt to an evolving threat landscape.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Deploy Anti-DDoS Architecture : Design resources so that they will be difficult to find or attack effectively or if an attack succeeds, it will not take down the entire organization. Hardening includes, but is not limited to: Block unused ports on servers and firewalls. Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) or ping requests.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Related: Why Google’s HTTPS push is a good thing At the time, just 50 % of Internet traffic used encryption. Sophos moved into the advance guard today by launching a new version of its XG Firewall with “Xstream” architecture that is specifically designed to efficiently reduce a company’s exposure to malicious encrypted network traffic.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Locking down web gateways and erecting a robust firewall were considered the be-all and end-all. Related: The shared burden of securing the Internet of Things. Company networks must support endless permutations of users and apps, both on-premises and in the Internet cloud. Fast forward to the 21 st Century’s third decade.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 25, 2022

In addition to standard firewalls , features in UTMs often include intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDPS) , secure web gateways , secure email gateways , remote access , routing and WAN connectivity. Some vendors have ditched the UTM label and prefer to call their tools next-generation firewalls (NGFW). URL filtering.

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McAfee

JULY 29, 2021

Architected for the cloud-first and remote-first deployments, MVISION Cloud Firewall secures access to applications and resources on the internet, accessed from every remote site and location, through a cloud-native service model. Wherever networks went, firewalls followed.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

According to WatchGuard , Cyclops Blink may have affected approximately 1% of active firewall appliances, which are devices mainly used by business customers. Cyclops Blink has been found in WatchGuard’s firewall devices since at least June 2019. Internet access to the management interface of any device is a security risk.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 19, 2022

As every computer security professional knows, if anything is on the Internet, it’s subject to increasingly sophisticated attacks. Design your architecture in a way where the CMS back end (the behind-the-scenes content repository) is not directly coupled to the front end (the presentation system).

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Malwarebytes

MAY 25, 2022

Since Linux is deployed on many IoT (Internet of Things) devices and cloud infrastructures, we are likely to see DDoS (distributed denial-of-system) attacks from botnets that have compromised such devices. The only simple (yet effective) tactic it uses is to brute force its way to gain root access to various Linux architectures.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 25, 2021

Its XGS Series Firewall appliance does a Transport Layer Security (TLS) inspection that is 5 times faster than what the other models offer. Sophos XStream FireWall Architecture appliance is offered with a feature of zero day protection, identification that block the most advanced threats lurking in the threat landscape.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 12, 2021

This requires a robust connection to the Internet (Lumen and Gigamon), firewall protection (Palo Alto Networks), segmented wireless network (Commscope Ruckus) and network full packet capture & forensics and SIEM (RSA NetWitness); with Cisco providing cloud-based security and intelligence support. Recorded Future. urlscan.io.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 23, 2023

Sophos and Fortinet both appear on our list of the top next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) , and while both offer very good security at their price points, they serve very different markets. If you’re just looking for a firewall with good security, Sophos will do. Fortinet offers virtual firewalls too for hybrid cloud use cases.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 4, 2022

Legacy security architectures just don’t fit this massively complex, highly dynamic environment. This summer Gartner designated API security as a stand-alone pillar in its security reference architecture, not just an add-on component to other systems. As the API attack vector continues to grow, so too will the protections,” he says.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Domain name service (DNS) attacks threaten every internet connection because they can deny, intercept, and hijack connections. With the internet playing an increasing role in business, securing DNS plays a critical role in both operations and security. Firewalls should be hardened to close unneeded ports.

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