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What Is an Application Level Gateway? How ALGs Work

eSecurity Planet

An application gateway, also known as an application level gateway (ALG), functions as a critical firewall proxy for network security. Understanding ALGs involves knowing how they work, their pros and cons, and how they integrate with or differ from other types of firewalls.

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IaaS Security: Top 8 Issues & Prevention Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

Security Misconfigurations Inadequately designed security settings, such as open ports, lax access restrictions, or misconfigured firewall rules, might expose infrastructure vulnerabilities. Firewalls Firewalls play an essential role in enhancing the security of your system.

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Implementing and Maintaining Security Program Metrics

NopSec

Example Security Metrics *Note: This is an example and not to be considered an exhaustive list or necessarily applicable to your specific organization Security Policy/Compliance Adherence Regulatory control compliance Firewall/network security audit data Configuration compliance tracking Compensation control (aka exception) tracking and documentation (..)

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Top 5 Application Security Tools & Software for 2023

eSecurity Planet

WAF integration: Web application firewalls (WAF) are a crucial line of defense for web applications, inspecting traffic, enforcing security policies, and protecting against a wide range of web-based attacks such as SQL injection and cross-site scripting (XSS).

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Cybersecurity Trailblazer Keyavi Data Unveils Major Product Enhancements That Empower Global Enterprises to Share and Manage Their Data With Employees and Third Parties Seamlessly and Securely on Any Device, Anywhere, at Any Time

CyberSecurity Insiders

With the proper authorizations and applications, anyone outside an enterprise can also quickly and securely access Keyavi-secured documents with confidence, knowing that those data files are safe from cyber criminals or accidental loss, no matter where, when or how that data travels or is stored throughout the world. As part of its 2.0

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Xen and the Art of Vulnerability Maintenance

NopSec

Regulators commonly require a documented certification process, and penetration test results can serve that purpose. A penetration test can also be used to gauge an organization’s security policy compliance, its employees’ security awareness and the organization’s ability to identify and respond to security incidents.