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Palo Alto Networks firewall bug being exploited by threat actors: Report

Network World

Admins with firewalls from Palo Alto Networks should make sure the devices are fully patched and the management interface blocked from open internet access after the discovery this week of a zero-day login authentication bypass in the PAN-OS operating system.

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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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Fortinet consolidates SD-WAN and SASE management

Network World

Tighter integration between Fortinet's SASE and SD-WAN offerings is among the new features enabled by the latest version of the company's core operating system. FortiOS version 7.4 also includes better automation across its Security Fabric environment, and improved management features.

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Juniper unveils EX4000 access switches to simplify enterprise network operations

Network World

Each EX4000 12-, 24-, and 48-port model also offers an additional 2 x 1GbE/10GbE SFP+ ports to support Virtual Chassis connections, which can be reconfigured for use as network ports, according to Juniper.All models support IEEE 802.3bz, which defines Ethernet speeds of 2.5GbE and 5GbE over twisted pair copper cabling.

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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. Convergence also is happening in different formats; now security convergence is happening in appliances, virtual machines, cloud-delivered services, and containers. Convergence

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Fortinet tightens integration of enterprise security, networking controls

Network World

FortiOS is the vendor’s operating system for the FortiGate family of hardware and virtual components. FortiOS implements Fortinet Security Fabric and includes network security such as firewalling, access control, and authentication in addition to SD-WAN, switching, and wireless services. FortiOS 7.2,

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5 gains security, networking upgrades

Network World

“It allows users to navigate the filesystem, upload new files to the machine, as well as regular file operations like copying, moving and renaming files.” Firewalld is a commonly used Linux firewall service while notables provides filtering and classification of network packets.

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