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Modern Network Security: How Technology and Smart Practices are Reducing Risk

CIO

Networks are under pressure like never before. For networking security leaders, too many blind spots in their network security operations means too many vulnerabilities. With the shift to hybrid work, data, applications, intellectual property, and personal information is no longer stashed safely behind a corporate firewall.

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A Practical History of the Firewall – Part 3: Performance Takes Center Stage

Firemon

As internet speeds increased and firewall adoption inside the enterprise increased, performance drove purchasing decisions. Enter Netscreen, the firewall appliance, and the Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). Netscreenintroduced the purpose-built firewall “appliance.” Cisco was selling the PIX in the 90s.

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Why you must extend Zero Trust to public cloud workloads

CIO

Why securing cloud workloads is an urgent matter In recent years, major cloud service providers encountered 6,000 malware samples actively communicating with them, underlining the magnitude of cloud security challenges. It’s not as simple as just extending traditional firewall capabilities to the cloud. 8 Complexity.

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CVE-2024-21762: Critical Fortinet FortiOS Out-of-Bound Write SSL VPN Vulnerability

Tenable

critical infrastructure through exploitation of known vulnerabilities Background On February 8, Fortinet published an advisory (FG-IR-24-015) to address a critical flaw in FortiOS, its network operating system. CVE Description CVSSv3 Severity CVE-2024-21762 Fortinet FortiOS Out-of-bound Write Vulnerability in sslvpnd 9.6

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Five Remote Access Security Risks And How To Protect Against Them

Palo Alto Networks

Once attackers get access to a virtual private network (VPN), they can often penetrate the rest of the network like a hot knife through butter. Not so much the case anymore – VPNs are often encouraged for all users as a more secure connection than home or public networks. Lack of visibility into remote user activity.

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What Is cloud security?

Lacework

The 1990s also saw the rise of firewalls and antivirus programs, as organizations (and individuals) began storing and sharing more personal information online. Additionally, traditional network monitoring tools won’t work in a cloud context. You’ll have limited ability to configure the servers, storage, and networking devices.

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The Importance of Security and Compliance in Enterprise Applications

OTS Solutions

Common vulnerabilities in enterprise applications may include unauthorized access, data leaks, malware infections, phishing attacks, or compliance violations. DDoS attacks are executed by a network of devices, often compromised computers and IoT (Internet of Things) devices that have been co-opted into a botnet.