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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. In today’s digital age, cybersecurity is no longer an option but a necessity.

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Top Five Risks of Perimeter Firewalls and the One Way to Overcome Them All

Tech Republic Security

Firewalls have been an integral part of the enterprise network architecture. But with the shift to digital business models the once-sturdy firewall has gone from a security staple to a security risk. Read more to learn the five major risks brought on by legacy firewalls in a world of cloud and mobile.

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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. This model is changing rapidly, however. Software is eating the world.

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Palo Alto expands secure private 5G network partnerships

Network World

While the 5G standard includes strong security features, like user authentication, privacy, encryption and some protection for signaling traffic, these are not designed to detect or stop advanced threats in mobile traffic. The security vendor has myriad partnerships with other vendors and service providers to support private 5G.

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Tempered Networks simplifies secure network connectivity and microsegmentation

Network World

There’s nothing in the protocol for security, mobility, or trusted authentication. This dual functionality of the address lacks the basic mechanisms for security and mobility of devices on a network. To connect to things on a network or over the internet, you need VPNs, firewalls, routers, cell modems, etc.

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Embrace DBaaS to Speed Up Mobile App Development

CTOvision

As enterprises work to rapidly embrace the mobile revolution, both for their workforce and to engage more deeply with their customers, the pressure is on for IT to support the tools needed by their application developers. There’s no denying the massive growth in mobile applications within the enterprise. By Chip Childers.

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CIOs Want To Know: How Secure Is Your Mobile Phone?

The Accidental Successful CIO

Where are the weaknesses of mobile phones and what can CIOs do about it? As the person with the CIO job, you realize just how important mobile phones are to your company. Bad Things Can Happen Using A Mobile Phone. So just exactly what kind of bad things can happen to somebody’s mobile phone?

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