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Just Released and Ready for Download — Software Firewalls for Dummies

Palo Alto Networks

If you want to protect applications and workloads throughout today’s complex and interrelated environments, you need software firewalls. You can better understand the extensive need and numerous use cases for virtual firewalls, container firewalls and managed cloud firewalls with our essential guide, “ Software Firewalls for Dummies.”

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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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Advantages and Disadvantages of Firewall in Computer Network

The Crazy Programmer

Nowadays, the firewall is used mainly in organizations and also by individuals. This application can be installed in the desired hardware and software component of the computer. But do you know what type of advantages users get after installing a firewall on their computer? What is Firewall in Computer Network?

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Digital Tool Estimates Software Firewall Credits for Your Environment

Palo Alto Networks

Flexible, agile and simple, credit-based licensing is the way to go for software firewalls in virtual and container form factors. Now, with our handy Software NGFW Credit Estimator tool, you can easily figure out when to dial up and down these instances of our industry-leading NGFWs.

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How to Keep Your Software Safe From DLL Hijacking

The Crazy Programmer

The main purpose of these types of libraries is to hijack the software it is being used on. If you are a software or game developer, you need to find ways to avoid DLL hijacking and the problems it can cause. The tools that hackers use to infiltrate software and wreak havoc changes constantly. Understand Phantom DLL Hijacking.

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Securing Software with Intelligent Pipelines

DevOps.com

After all, the best firewall is useless if the web application itself is vulnerable. The post Securing Software with Intelligent Pipelines appeared first on DevOps.com. One of the biggest cybersecurity risks involves vulnerabilities in the application layer.

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New: The Industry’s Most Flexible Software NGFW Consumption Model

Palo Alto Networks

What if there was a licensing approach that would let you procure software firewalls and security services with the speed and flexibility to match rapidly changing cloud requirements? Or how about dynamically resizing your software firewalls in response to changes in your organization? And why stop there?