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2022 Gartner® Critical Capabilities for Network Firewalls

Tech Republic Data Center

Fortinet ranked #1 in the Enterprise Data Center, Distributed Enterprise, and SMB use cases as of 30 November 2021 The January 2022 Gartner® Critical Capabilities report for Network Firewalls includes network firewall evaluations for various use cases.

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Hacked Florida Water Plant Reportedly Had No Firewall and Poor Password Security

Gizmodo

Recent updates from government authorities claim the facility did not have some basic network protections—including a firewall. The water plant in Oldsmar, Fla. targeted by a hacker in a horrifying cyberattack last week is said to have exhibited very weak IT security practices. Read more.

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How security fears are driving network modernization

CIO Business Intelligence

The negative impact of legacy networks can be substantial: increased operational costs, restricted potential for digital transformation and difficulty responding to the demands of the business. Legacy networks are under unprecedented pressure. Upgrades and patches often run behind schedule. Points of vulnerability are multiplying.

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The role of next-gen firewalls in an evolving security architecture

Network World

As the commercial enterprise firewall approaches its 30th birthday, it is hard to overstate how dramatically the product has evolved. This 2,700-word research report looks the current state of next-generation firewall technology.

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Managed Services for Enhanced Network Security, Endpoint-to-Endpoint

CIO Business Intelligence

To that end, IT leaders need to focus on implementing integrated network and security solutions to connect users, devices and partners to applications and data within the public cloud and private data centers across the globe. Network connectivity needs to be able to easily scale up to support an organization’s specific requirements.

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Palo Alto Networks Uses Neural Networks to Attack Insider Threat

CTOvision

The 2014 Data Breach Investigation Report published by Verizon highlighted that insider threats showed the most significant year over year growth from 2013 to 2014, although this number is likely not indicative of increased insider activity as much as it is proof that organizations are getting better at detecting these threats.

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Make SASE your cybersecurity armor – but don’t go it alone

CIO Business Intelligence

Production lines, networks, call centers: every aspect of your organization is being revolutionized in different ways by technology such as AI, automation, edge computing and the many flavors of cloud. So, when you choose a managed service provider, make sure they offer extensive network, security and implementation expertise.

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