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Cato Networks unveils next-gen firewall

Network World

Cato Networks this week introduced its next-generation firewall as part of its secure access service edge (SASE) platform, saying the NGFW would mitigate security vulnerabilities left unpatched by manual efforts. Operating at Layer 7, it allows for detailed control over LAN applications such as RDP and SSH, among others.

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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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What is a network router? How AI networking driving its evolution

Network World

Digital content is delivered across the enterprise network and the global internet in the form of packets. These packets contain the destination address – for example, an IP address if the data is going across the internet. Sometimes these core routers are part of the “Internet backbone.” How does a router work?

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What’s next for network firewalls?

CIO Business Intelligence

Firewalls have come a long way from their humble beginnings of assessing network traffic based on appearance alone. Here are six predictions for the future of the firewall. For example, a typical NGFW now may be equipped with firewalling, SD-WAN, a Wi-Fi controller for SD-Branch, an Ethernet controller, and zero-trust functionality.

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Networking terms and definitions

Network World

Firewall Network firewalls were created as the primary perimeter defense for most organizations, but since its creation the technology has spawned many iterations: proxy, stateful, Web app, next-generation. IPv6 IPv6 is the latest version of internet protocol that expands the number of possible IP addresses from the 4.3

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Cisco Live: AI takes center stage

Network World

Cisco says there are tens of thousands of ThousandEyes agents spread across the internet and enterprise networks, and the platform is powered by more than 650 billion daily measurements globally. In addition, a new version of firewall software, version 7.6 The company also extended its AI-powered cloud insights program.

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Enabling Digital Transformation, Securely

CIO Business Intelligence

Employees accessed the Internet within the confines of the on-premise network. Firewall-as-a-service : Many legacy firewalls are ineffective against modern threats on a distributed network. Firewall-as-a-service : Many legacy firewalls are ineffective against modern threats on a distributed network.

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