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Are next-generation firewalls legacy technology?

Network World

A few years ago, next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) came out of nowhere to become a network security staple. NGFWs followed in the footsteps of earlier firewalls—physical appliances installed inline to protect private networks from the public Internet. Cisco ACI, CloudPassage, Illumio, Unisys, vArmour, VMware NSX, etc.).

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With Project Cypress, VMware brings generative AI to cyberdefense

Network World

Perimeter firewalls, originally designed to protect north-south traffic, are just not adequate,” Mahajan says. For example, attackers can exploit weaknesses in enterprise applications or infrastructure to infiltrate networks, then move laterally as they hunt for high-value assets.

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The Importance of Connecting with Our Customers

CIO Business Intelligence

By Rob Greer, Vice President and General Manager, Symantec Enterprise Division. As the GM of Symantec , I had the good fortune of being able to attend both the Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit and the 2022 RSA Conference the week of June 6. Enterprises still want to leverage multiple clouds, including their own.

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Fountainhead: What Is Meant by a "Cloud-Ready" Application?

Fountainhead

Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. unique network topology (including load balancing, firewalls, etc.). We all know that large software and platform vendors (think: Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, Symantec, Citrix, CA, IBM, HP etc.) Big Data. (6). Data Center efficiency. (1).

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5 hot network trends for 2025

Network World

And then theres Broadcom, which has traditionally been known as a chip maker, but has the potential to offer a full-stack solution to enterprise customers based on its hardware offerings (GPUs, network adapters, controllers and switches) and software from its acquisitions of CA, Symantec and VMware.

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