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Between the Firewall and the Boardroom: Expectations From CSOs Today

IT Toolbox

The post Between the Firewall and the Boardroom: Expectations From CSOs Today appeared first on Spiceworks. CSOs/CISOs must push for board-level cybersecurity representation and inculcate new skills to tackle contemporary threats.

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Fortinet eases firewall management with hardware-as-a-service package

Network World

Fortinet is unveiling a hardware-as-a-service offering that promises to ease the stress of keeping up with the latest firewall technology. The new FortiGate-as-a-Service (FGaaS) offering lets customers choose the hardware they want the FortiGate next-generation firewalls to run on, and Fortinet will configure and manage the devices.

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FW4: The Fourth Generation Of Firewalls

Forrester IT

Not to be morbid, but the COVID-19 pandemic has come at a perilous time for the enterprise firewall vendors that rely heavily on selling big iron (and that’s most of them). The user exodus, coupled with the fact that most enterprise applications graduated to the cloud years ago, has […].

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Enterprise Firewalls: The Security Tech That Keeps On Ticking

Forrester IT

Last month, Carlos Rivera and I published The Forrester Waveâ„¢: Enterprise Firewalls, Q4 2022, featuring our analysis of 10 firewall vendors.

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What Is a Web Application Firewall (WAF)? Definition, Types, Working, and Features

IT Toolbox

A web application firewall (WAF) defends websites by detecting and blocking malicious online activities and attacks. The post What Is a Web Application Firewall (WAF)? Definition, Types, Working, and Features appeared first on Spiceworks.

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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. version of the Secure Firewall operating system.

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7 Critical Firewall Capabilities to Prevent Cyberattacks

CTOvision

Read Russ Schafer list seven critical firewall capabilities to prevent cyber attacks on Dark Reading : Firewall technology used to be simple and straightforward. A firewall would then filter incoming and outgoing traffic, letting safe traffic into your network, while keeping dangerous traffic out. […].

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