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Cisco firewall upgrade boosts visibility into encrypted traffic

Network World

The software that runs Cisco’s new Firewall 4200 Series now includes the ability to see into encrypted traffic without decrypting it, which the vendor says will allow enterprise customers to better protect hybrid and multicloud applications. The enhanced Cisco Encrypted Visibility Engine (EVE) is part of the 7.4

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Cisco hosts containerized firewall on Catalyst switches to protect mixed IT/OT networks

Network World

Cisco announced a containerized firewall package for its venerable Catalyst switch family that’s designed to help enterprise customers with mixed IT and OT systems more easily segment network resources and save money by consolidating network and security deployments. To read this article in full, please click here

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Faults in Our Security: 6 Common Misconceptions in Cybersecurity

SecureWorld News

In the ever-evolving landscape of computer security, many innovations flood the market, each boasting its efficacy. As a regular attendee of security conferences and contributor to security books, it's evident to me that the field remains a hot topic.

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BackBox adds network vulnerability management to automation platform

Network World

BackBox this week announced its Network Vulnerability Manager (NVM), a software add-on to its existing Network Automation Platform, that will enable network managers to automate operating system upgrades, network configuration updates, and various remediations across firewalls and other network and security devices.

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Need for Speed Drives Security-as-a-Service

CIO Business Intelligence

Threats are emerging at a speed that makes it difficult for internal security practitioners to keep pace. There are zero-day attacks that exploit vulnerabilities before security teams are even aware of them. In order to address emerging threats more quickly, organizations are increasingly adopting Security-as-a-Service (SECaaS).

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We underestimated IoT security. Let’s not make that mistake with robotics.

Venture Beast

Even if placed behind a firewall, inadequately secured robots may not be safe. We’ve already seen malware that breaches isolated networks. Read More.

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Cisco touts next-gen firewall gear for midsize installations

Network World

Cisco is coming out with four next-generation firewall boxes aimed at giving smaller organizations protection that is better sized to their needs and engineered to minimize performance hits as additional security services are turned on.

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