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Learn Palo Alto Networks cybersecurity with this $20 training

Tech Republic Security

Start deploying cutting-edge firewalls with this training certification course. The post Learn Palo Alto Networks cybersecurity with this $20 training appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Enterprises reevaluate virtualization strategies amid Broadcom uncertainty

Network World

Chhabra points out that the VMware bundle called Virtual Cloud Foundation (VCF) includes products in 12 different categories, including vSphere for compute, vSAN storage, NSX networking, plus management, automation, a Kubernetes service, virtual firewall, log management, cloud cost management, etc.

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We’re in the Unified SASE Era. What’s next?

Network World

First era of network security: The stateful firewall In the beginning, networking was created on the principle of trusting everyone and connecting everything as fast as possible. In the mid-1990s, the industry’s response was to create the stateful firewall, designed to control access to private networks.

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HPE-Juniper merger faces antitrust inquiry in UK

Network World

Of course it would. “HPE and Juniper have different but complementary product lines in the data center,” said John Annand, Info-Tech’s research director for infrastructure and operations.

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Data center certifications target newcomers, experts, and sustainability pros

Network World

Ive had employees who were network people but wanted to shift into, say, firewalls, for example. Certifications can be particularly valuable for career transitions. It gives them an idea of what that job entails, says Beveridge. And it gives them experience and a chance to get their hands on the technology at a relatively low cost.

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What it takes to become an IT security engineer

Network World

When Scott Copeland got his associate degree in network administration back in 2004, the community college he attended didn’t offer IT security courses, “but it gave me the foundation to learn more about network security,” he says. Also, he notes, “because it ties networking for firewalls and VPN, it has security components to it.”

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Enabling Digital Transformation, Securely

CIO Business Intelligence

CIOs earned a bigger seat at the table through the course of the pandemic, and it put them front and center in boardroom-level conversations around cybersecurity. Firewall-as-a-service : Many legacy firewalls are ineffective against modern threats on a distributed network.

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