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Firewalla launches its Purple gigabit home firewall

TechCrunch

Over the course of the last few years, Firewalla ‘s combined firewall and router devices have made a name for themselves as the go-to hardware security tools for many enthusiasts and small businesses. “A lot of our customers are technology people — IT, InfoSec — and what I hear from them is ‘I want to go home.

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A Practical History of the Firewall – Part 1: Early Days

Firemon

Jody Brazil CEO at FireMon This is not a primer on firewalls, nor is it meant to represent a comprehensive picture of the history of the firewall. There are plenty of good resources that outline the history of the firewall, for example Wikipedia: [link]. On this front, stateful inspection won.

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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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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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Palo Alto Networks a Leader in Forrester Enterprise Firewalls Report

Palo Alto Networks

We created the first Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) more than a decade ago and have continued to keep our customers ahead of fast-evolving threats in the years since then. Forrester has named Palo Alto Networks a Leader in its Forrester Wave : Enterprise Firewalls, Q3 2020 report. The 70+ innovative new capabilities in PAN-OS 10.0

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From Phishing to Firewalls: Solving Security with AI

Palo Alto Networks

David Szabo, who conducted the interview, raises an interesting point about the computational requirements of running machine learning models on firewalls. Firewalls need to handle massive volumes of data, making memory optimization essential. I'm most proud of machine learning in the firewall.