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Are Your Firewalls and VPNs the Weakest Link in Your Security Stack?

Network World

It’s the opposite of a firewall and VPN architecture, where once on the corporate network everyone and everything is trusted. Recent critical vulnerabilities in VPNs and firewalls have exposed the risks associated with perimeter-based security measures. In today’s digital age, cybersecurity is no longer an option but a necessity.

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Human firewalls: The first line of defense against cyber threats in 2025

CIO Business Intelligence

What is a human firewall? A human firewall is a collective effort of individuals within an organization that fights and wards off cybersecurity threats (such as phishing and ransomware), especially ones that use social engineering. It also boasts a massive advantage over hardware and software firewalls: common sense.

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81% of firms back a Zero Trust approach to cyber defense

Network World

With growing concerns over advanced threats, VPN security issues, network complexity, and adversarial AI, enterprises are showing increased interest in a zero trust approach to security and moving away from firewall-and-VPN based architecture. Security teams are definitely paying attention.

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Juniper unveils EX4000 access switches to simplify enterprise network operations

Network World

In addition, the Juniper Mist Access Assurance security package can be used with the EX4000s to provide always-on identification, authentication and authorization for every device at every point of connection, verifying that only trusted users and devices access the network, Dey wrote.

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OT Cybersecurity and the Evolving Role of Controls Engineers

SecureWorld News

The expectations placed on control engineers have evolved significantly due to the growth in required customer requirements, stronger cybersecurity, and increasing complexity of OT environments. I am an industrial networking professional, not a controls engineer. Sure, but I do not pretend to be a controls engineer.

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Starting zero trust without spending a dime

Network World

NIST, other government agencies, and industry bodies point towards the policy enforcement point (PEP) as the gateway device or service that performs this separation, gating access based on different authentication and authorization requirements, depending on the sensitivity of the resource.

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AI-Powered Phishing: Defending Against New Browser-Based Attacks

SecureWorld News

Limitations of traditional security measures While organizations typically rely on email filters, firewalls, and antivirus software, these solutions often fall short against AI-powered phishing attacks. Multi-factor authentication (MFA) : Enforce robust MFA protocols to add an extra layer of security.