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New Open SSH Vulnerability

Schneier on Security

Moreover, gaining root access would enable attackers to bypass critical security mechanisms such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and logging mechanisms, further obscuring their activities. News articles. The details. Slashdot thread.

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What Is a Next-Generation Firewall?

eSecurity Planet

A next generation firewall (NGFW) performs deep packet inspection to check the contents of the data flowing through the firewall. Unlike more basic firewalls that only check the header of data packets, NGFWs examine and evaluate the payload data within the packet. Who Needs a Next-Gen Firewall?

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Defending against attacks on Azure AD: Goodbye firewall, hello identity protection

CSO Magazine

Powerful firewalls ensured that attackers were blocked on the outside while on the inside things might get “squishy,” allowing users fairly free rein within. Those firewalls were the ultimate defense—no one undesirable got access. With the advent of cloud computing, the edge of a network is no longer protected by a firewall.

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BrandPost: Selecting a Network Firewall for Today and Tomorrow

CSO Magazine

Organizations need a next generation firewall ( NGFW ) that can deal with the threats of complex business environments both today and tomorrow. To select the right NGFW, or the Network Firewall as Gartner call it, make sure it provides support in these four key areas. To read this article in full, please click here

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Palo Alto Networks fixes a critical flaw in firewall PAN-OS

Security Affairs

Palo Alto Networks addressed a critical flaw in the PAN-OS of its next-generation firewalls that could allow attackers to bypass authentication. OS ) that powers its next-generation firewalls that could allow unauthenticated network-based attackers to bypass authentication. x base score of 10. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Cloudflare announces Firewall for AI

InfoWorld on Security

Cloudflare has announced the development of Firewall for AI, a protection layer that can be deployed in front of large language models (LLMs) that promises to identify abuses before they reach the models. To read this article in full, please click here

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What Is a Host-Based Firewall? Definition & When to Use

eSecurity Planet

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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