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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, April 2022 Edition

Krebs on Security

“Microsoft advises blocking TCP port 445 at the perimeter firewall, which is strong advice regardless of this specific vulnerability. As always, please consider backing up your system or at least your important documents and data before applying system updates.

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What Is a Firewall Policy? Steps, Examples & Free Template

eSecurity Planet

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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Fortinet vs Palo Alto NGFWs 2025: Comparison Guide

eSecurity Planet

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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Retailer Orvis.com Leaked Hundreds of Internal Passwords on Pastebin

Krebs on Security

Reached for comment about the source of the document, Orvis spokesperson Tucker Kimball said it was only available for a day before the company had it removed from Pastebin. Multiple firewall products. DNS controls. Orvis says the exposure was inadvertent, and that many of the credentials were already expired. Linux servers.

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How to Prevent DDoS Attacks: 5 Steps for DDoS Prevention

eSecurity Planet

Deploy DDoS Monitoring : Watch for signs of an attack and document attacks for future improvements. For effective DDoS defense, priority for patching and updates should be placed on devices between the most valuable resources and the internet such as firewalls, gateways , websites, and applications. Hardening Against DDoS Attacks.

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Palo Alto Networks latest security giant accused of patent infringement

SC Magazine

billion in damages, ruling the company copied at least four of Centripetal’s patented software and network security designs in their switches, routers and firewalls. Most of the established details of the case thus far come from documents filed by the accuser, Centripetal Networks.

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Network Security Architecture: Best Practices & Tools

eSecurity Planet

Server: Provides powerful computing and storage in local, cloud, and data center networks to run services (Active Directory, DNS, email, databases, apps). Next-generation firewalls (NGFWs): Improve the general security of a firewall with advanced packet analysis capabilities to block malware and known-malicious sites.