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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. 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.

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Why firewalls and VPNs give you a false sense of security

CIO Business Intelligence

In the ever-changing landscape of cybersecurity threats, traditional pillars like firewalls and VPNs are struggling to keep pace with the evolving challenges. The shift from on-premises work environments to more remote and digital setups has forced industries to rethink their security strategies.

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To secure industrial IoT, use segmentation instead of firewalls

Network World

The internet of things (IoT) has been top of mind for network and security professionals for the better part of the past five years. This has been particularly true for the area of industrial IoT (IIoT).

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Fortinet reinforces OT network security platform

Network World

Fortinet has bolstered its OT Security Platform to help customers more effectively protect industrial control systems and other operational technology networks from cyberattacks. This feature allows the firewall to automate and secure digital and physical processes on site, Shah wrote.

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Cisco SVP talks agentic AI, quantum security and sustainable infrastructure

Network World

With that in mind, Cisco recently announced an industry consortium called AGNTCY (pronounced agency) that its launching in partnership with LangChain, which brings agent orchestration technology, and Galileo, which adds security and observability capabilities. AGNTCY is also the underpinning of Ciscos Internet of Agents vision.

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Threats delivered over encrypted channels continue to rise

Network World

Manufacturing tops list of most impacted industries: The manufacturing, technology, and services industries were the most targeted, with manufacturing enduring 13.5 Zscaler eliminates this risk and the attack surface by keeping applications and services invisible to the internet. Case study: Learn how Wipro blocked 8.2M

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Palo Alto expands secure private 5G network partnerships

Network World

Cellular connectivity has been around for a while with SD-WAN, with limitations in speed and cost limiting it to an expensive backup option but that has changed now as 5G advancements allow it to be used as a primary internet link, according to a blog posted by World Wide Technologies in January.

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