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version of the Secure Firewall operatingsystem. The 4200 Series’ operatingsystem also helps improve overall firewall performance – it’s twice as fast as previous high-end Cisco firewalls, the company says. To read this article in full, please click here EVE, which has been available since version 7.2
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Schools and enterprises choose Chromebooks for their very streamlined use case: low cost, fast boot security, simplicity and ease of administration. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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It comes pre-built and ready to host and secure either their list or your qualified list of popular host operatingsystems as VMs. Once deployed it’s largely tamper proof, and its subsequent use is done remotely, securely, with full online-monitoring control.
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BackBox this week announced its Network Vulnerability Manager (NVM), a software add-on to its existing Network Automation Platform, that will enable network managers to automate operatingsystem upgrades, network configuration updates, and various remediations across firewalls and other network and security devices.
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Nutanix is releasing enhancements to its AOS operatingsystem and Era database-management service designed to make it easier for enterprises to manage data, workloads, and business-continuity security tools in hybrid cloud environments via software-defined networking capabilities AOS and Era are both components of the Nutanix Cloud Platform.
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Juniper Networks has expanded its security portfolio with an architecture design that includes AI-based predictive threat support and a new family of firewalls, all designed to protect distributed data center resources. The central piece of the expanded portfolio is the new Juniper Connected Security Distributed Services Architecture.
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Offering managed services for MDE are service providers like BlueVoyant , which leverages its 24×7 team of experts to enrich MDE behavioral data with threat intelligence and security expertise. Netskope also offers two applications that integrate with MEI. Intune has compliance and reporting features that support Zero-Trust strategies.
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It has made me realize that most of systemssecurity is an illusion. Obscure operatingsystems never get hit. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Here are my favorite alternate realities: 1. Everything is safe behind the firewall. Here, let me laugh out loud and roll on the floor.
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