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What Is SD-WAN (Software-Defined WAN)? Definition, Solutions, and Benefits

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Increasingly used in large network setups, SD-WAN uses web-based tunnels, firewall software, and virtual technologies to connect remote endpoints. The post What Is SD-WAN (Software-Defined WAN)? Definition, Solutions, and Benefits appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Cisco warns of critical vulnerability in virtualized network software

Network World

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Cisco's Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (NFVIS). The worst of the vulnerabilities could let an attacker escape from the guest virtual machine ( VM ) to the host machine, Cisco disclosed. To read this article in full, please click here

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What is a firewall?

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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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Solarflare’s Open Compute Platform, Software-Defined, NIC Card

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Solarflare, a global leader in networking solutions for modern data centers, is releasing an Open Compute Platform (OCP) software-defined, networking interface card, offering the industry’s most scalable, lowest latency networking solution to meet the dynamic needs of the enterprise environment. Hardware Based Security (ServerLock).

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Solarflare’s Open Compute Platform, Software-Defined, NIC Card

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Delivers 1000s Virtual NICs for Ultimate Scalability with the Lowest Possible Latency. Hardware based firewall – Filtering packets in both directions at a record rate of 250 nanoseconds, offering the fastest filter execution available on the market. Marty Meehan. These include leading edge cloud service providers, Web 2.0

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Fortinet tightens integration of enterprise security, networking controls

Network World

Fortinet has made available a new release of its core FortiOS software that includes features the vendor says will help enterprises more tightly meld security and networking controls. FortiOS is the vendor’s operating system for the FortiGate family of hardware and virtual components. FortiOS 7.2, FortiOS 7.2,

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5 open source alternatives for routing/firewall

Network World

Economical and flexible Open source software offers an economical and flexible option for deploying basic home, SMB or even enterprise networking. These products can be downloaded and deployed on your own hardware, on a virtual platform, or in the cloud. Many of them sell pre-configured appliances as well.