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Fortinet unveils data center firewalls with AI support

Network World

Fortinet has released two new high-speed, next generation firewalls designed to protect data center assets. FortiGuard AI-Powered Security Services use real-time data from Fortinet’s threat researchers at FortiGuard Lab to monitor for new dangers. “We

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WEBINAR: The Impact of Firewall Sprawl

CTOvision

New research with the Aberdeen Group highlights how network complexity is adding cost and increasing risk. Register >> Network firewalls have long been established as the ubiquitous first line of defense for every organization’s network security strategy. Date: Tuesday, November 3. Time: 12:00p - 1:00p CT. The result?

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What is a firewall?

Network World

Network-based firewalls have become almost ubiquitous across US enterprises for their proven defense against an ever-increasing array of threats. A recent study by network testing firm NSS Labs found that up to 80% of US large businesses run a next-generation firewall. What is a firewall? billion by 2020. billion by 2020.

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Win The Hearts And Minds Of Security-Fatigued Stakeholders

Forrester IT

I am thrilled to announce that we have updated one of the first pieces of research I published when I joined Forrester in 2018: what we then called “Harden Your Human Firewall.”

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What to consider when deploying a next-generation firewall

Network World

Firewalls have become ubiquitous across enterprises over the past decade, but the combination of new and varied access methods combined with increasingly sophisticated attacks has forced network operators and security professionals to constantly evaluate their defenses. MORE AT NETWORK WORLD : What is a firewall?

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Cisco hit with software and physical issues

Network World

First, the more serious issue, a firewall flaw. Security researcher Positive Technologies, which hunts for security vulnerabilities, posted a warning that a vulnerability in Cisco firewall appliances could allow hackers to cause them to fail. Forrester Research says there are more than a million of them deployed worldwide.

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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.