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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. Recent critical vulnerabilities in VPNs and firewalls have exposed the risks associated with perimeter-based security measures.

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Eliminating Lateral Threat Movement INSIDE factory, branch, and campus networks

Network World

For network engineers and security leaders tasked with securing modern enterprise environments, the challenge of preventing lateral threat movement is critical. The emergence of IoT and OT devices, which are frequently deployed in factory and branch networks, has further complicated the issue.

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Fortinet targets branch offices with upgraded firewalls

Network World

Fortinet has refreshed its branch office firewalls, adding power and features to its next-generation FortiGate G-series devices. FortiManager lets customers create and deploy security policies across multiple firewalls, simplifying administration in large, distributed enterprises, according to Fortinet.

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Human firewalls: The first line of defense against cyber threats in 2025

CIO Business Intelligence

Now that all the industry thought leaders have weighed in and published their predictions for what the cybersecurity landscape will look like in 2025, it seems that theres a clear consensus emerging: Both attacks and defense of devices and networks will increasingly be AI-driven as time goes by. What is a human firewall?

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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. Once hailed as the foundation of security, firewalls and VPNs now find themselves outdated and inadequate. This progress, while groundbreaking, also presents new challenges.

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Threats delivered over encrypted channels continue to rise

Network World

Attackers are using encrypted channels to bypass traditional defenses, concealing malware, phishing campaigns, cryptomining/cryptojacking, and data theft within encrypted traffic. Malware dominates the landscape: Malware remains the most prevalent encrypted threat, representing 86.5% Encrypted threats accounted for 87.2%

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Palo Alto targets zero-day threats with new firewall software

Network World

Palo Alto Networks has released next-generation firewall (NGFW) software that includes some 50 new features aimed at helping enterprise organizations battle zero-day threats and advanced malware attacks. The new features are built into the latest version of Palo Alto's firewall operating system – PAN 11.0

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