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What is SASE? How the cloud marries networking and security

Network World

firewall as a service, secure web gateway, cloud access security broker, and zero trust network access) into a single cloud-delivered service. SASE also simplifies the authentication process by applying appropriate policies for whatever resources the user seeks, based on the initial sign-in. billion by 2025. This model does not scale.

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Networking terms and definitions

Network World

Hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) Hyperconverged infrastructure combines compute, storage and networking in a single system and is used frequently in data centers. Network as a service (NaaS) : NaaS is a cloud-based service that provides network infrastructure, such as routers, switches and firewalls, as a service.

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Zero Trust security, why it’s essential In today’s threat landscape

CIO Business Intelligence

As a networking and security strategy, zero trust stands in stark contrast to traditional, network-centric, perimeter-based architectures built with firewalls and VPNs, which involve excessive permissions and increase cyber risk. The main point is this: you cannot do zero trust with firewall- and VPN-centric architectures.

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The changing face of cybersecurity threats in 2023

CIO Business Intelligence

Using the “same old” low-skill tactics, common tools, and a bit of social engineering, hackers can get around complex security policies such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) and identity and access management (IAM) systems. Let’s revisit the most prevalent security threats and see how they’re evolving in 2023.

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Technology News and Hot Topics

CTOvision

Palo Alto unveils latest release of virtual firewall series. Enterprise security company, Palo Alto Networks has announced the latest release of its virtual firewall series (VM-Series). DataDirect Networks combines IBM GPFS, Storage Fusion for HPC. DHS Awards MITRE 6 Million Renewal For Federal R&D Center.

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Data-Aware Security: How to Take a 360 View of Cloud Security

CIO Business Intelligence

That requires a disciplined strategy for classifying and tagging data, after which protections such as encryption, multifactor authentication, and identity and access management controls can be applied that are appropriate to data sensitivity levels. But those obstacles have also given rise to new innovations like Security Service Edge.

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Overcoming the Equation: Security = Friction

CTOvision

We’ve migrated to a userid-password society; as we’ve added layers of security, we password-protect each layer: PC (and now device), network, enclave, application, database, and storage (encryption). Their two-factor authentication solution consists of a unique device ID and the big data pattern associated with it.

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