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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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Firewall Security: Is a Secure, Firewall-less Network Possible? Perhaps, But Why Would You?

Firemon

Just three years ago, technology headlines were rife with articles stating that the firewall was obsolete. And maybe that prophecy would have come true if we were stuck with the same old firewalls that could only perform simple packet filtering. Learn how FireMon Firewall Security solves your most complex problems.

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How security fears are driving network modernization

CIO

The shift to hybrid working requires more openings in firewalls, which in turn places a premium on frequent upgrades to firewall protections. NTT’s survey defines top-performing companies as those whose year-on-year operating margins were more than 15% and revenue growth was 10% or more in the last financial year).

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Firewall Feud Lunch & Learn

CTOvision

FireMon is surveying security pros across the country about their biggest challenges with firewall policy management. Join FireMon in a city near you as their experts reveal the top answers and share firewall management best practices for tackling them head on! Improve operational efficiencies. Reduce exposure to risk.

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Need for Speed Drives Security-as-a-Service

CIO

In fact, 42% of SECaaS adopters in F5’s 2023 State of Application Strategy survey cited speed as the main driver. Organizations are using SECaaS for specific security functions such as web application firewall (WAF), web application and API protection (WAAP), distributed denial of service protection (DDoS) and API protection.

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Palo Alto Networks Releases 2021 Global IoT Survey

Palo Alto Networks

IoT survey from Palo Alto Networks highlights the need for shared responsibility among remote workers and IT teams to secure their enterprise. According to the IoT survey, 51% of IT decision-makers (who have IoT devices connected to their organization’s network) indicated that IoT devices are segmented on a separate network.

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2023 MSP Benchmark Survey: Where Executives Differ From Their Tech Partners

Kaseya

The question remains — do executives and technicians at a managed service provider (MSP) always agree on everything? With the 2023 MSP Benchmark Survey, we aimed to understand how well the business and technical sides of an MSP align. A look at the demographics The 2023 Kaseya MSP Global Benchmark Survey had 1,091 respondents.

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