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

Network World

A Zero Trust platform ensures applications and data are not visible to the public internet and users are only provided least privilege access, preventing lateral movement and protecting against ransomware attacks. With a Zero Trust architecture, the internet is the primary transport medium and effectively becomes the new corporate network.

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Palo Alto expands secure private 5G network partnerships

Network World

It also supports SIM-based authentication to identify 5G users and devices, enabling granular policy enforcement and utilizes artificial intelligence technology to detect and prevent sophisticated AI threats, according to Palo Alto. The security vendor has myriad partnerships with other vendors and service providers to support private 5G.

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Tempered Networks simplifies secure network connectivity and microsegmentation

Network World

The TCP/IP protocol is the foundation of the internet and pretty much every single network out there. There’s nothing in the protocol for security, mobility, or trusted authentication. This dual functionality of the address lacks the basic mechanisms for security and mobility of devices on a network.

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What is SASE? How the cloud marries networking and security

Network World

This is especially important for remote and mobile workers who need seamless access to cloud-based applications. The security features of SASE can include encryption, multifactor authentication, threat protection, data leak prevention (DLP), DNS, Firewall-as-a-Service ( FWaaS ), Secure Web Gateway (SWG), and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA).

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Cisco pays cool $2.3 billion for hot security company Duo

Network World

billion in cash and stock for network identity, authentication security company Duo. By verifying user and device trust, Duo will add trusted identity awareness into Cisco's Secure Internet Gateway, Cloud Access Security Broker, Enterprise Mobility Management, and several other cloud-delivered products. Cisco today laid out $2.35

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BGP: What is border gateway protocol, and how does it work?

Network World

In the latter case, Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), the routing protocol used by the global internet, is used to find the best path by weighing the latest network conditions based on reachability and routing information. BGP has been called the glue of the Internet and the postal service of the internet.

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Cloudflare bug exposed passwords, other sensitive data from websites

Network World

The data included passwords, session cookies, authentication tokens and even private messages. Cloudflare acts as a reverse proxy for millions of websites, including those of major internet services and Fortune 500 companies, for which it provides security and content optimization services behind the scenes.

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