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Hybrid mesh firewall platforms gain interest as management challenges intensify

Network World

As enterprise networks get more complex, so do the firewall deployments. There are on-premises firewalls to manage, along with firewalls that are deployed in virtual machines and firewalls deployed in containers. A firewall used to be a box or a chasse with multiple cards," says Omdia analyst Fernando Montenegro.

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What’s next for network firewalls?

CIO Business Intelligence

Firewalls have come a long way from their humble beginnings of assessing network traffic based on appearance alone. Here are six predictions for the future of the firewall. For example, a typical NGFW now may be equipped with firewalling, SD-WAN, a Wi-Fi controller for SD-Branch, an Ethernet controller, and zero-trust functionality.

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5 network automation startups to watch

Network World

Research firm Gartner is also bullish on network automation, forecasting that 30% of enterprises will automate more than half of their network activities by 2026 , up from only 10% in mid-2023. Gartner also predicts that businesses embracing enterprise-wide automation will deliver much higher service quality, while also cutting costs.

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What is SASE? How the cloud marries networking and security

Network World

Market research firm DellOro group forecasts that the SASE market will triple by 2026 , topping $13 billion. firewall as a service, secure web gateway, cloud access security broker, and zero trust network access) into a single cloud-delivered service. A flexible, cloud-based firewall delivered as a service can protect these edges.

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HPE-Juniper merger faces antitrust inquiry in UK

Network World

HPE customers who were hoping for an Ops platform that would control server, storage, and networking using fully natural language commands are going to have to stick with GreenLake for now or wait until probably 2026 at the earliest, he said.

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More Spending on Cybersecurity Means More Attacks?

SecureWorld News

It could grow up to nearly $300 billion by 2026. Antivirus firewalls are the first line of defense against many malware and other intrusive attacks. In other words, if you don't regularly update your antivirus firewall, it won't be able to recognize the most modern, newest malware threats.

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