Network World

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

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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Network World

JUNE 29, 2023

The software that runs Cisco’s new Firewall 4200 Series now includes the ability to see into encrypted traffic without decrypting it, which the vendor says will allow enterprise customers to better protect hybrid and multicloud applications. version of the Secure Firewall operating system.

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Network World

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Network-based firewalls have become almost ubiquitous across US enterprises for their proven defense against an ever-increasing array of threats. A recent study by network testing firm NSS Labs found that up to 80% of US large businesses run a next-generation firewall. What is a firewall? billion by 2020. billion by 2020.

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

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 Once hailed as the foundation of security, firewalls and VPNs now find themselves outdated and inadequate. Cant monitor all entrances at the same time.

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Network World

MARCH 6, 2019

Cisco has bundled 25 security advisories that describe 26 vulnerabilities in Cisco NX-OS switch and Firepower FXOS firewall software. While the 26 alerts describe vulnerabilities that have a Security Impact Rating of “High,” most –23 – affect Cisco NX-OS software, and the remaining three involve both software packages.

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Network World

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

F5 is evolving its core application and load balancing software to help customers secure and manage AI-powered and multicloud workloads. The package supports a variety of security technologies, including a web application firewall, application programming interface protection, DDOS mitigation, and SSL/TLS traffic encryption.

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Network World

MARCH 8, 2019

VMware has taken the wraps off a firewall it says protects enterprise applications and data inside data centers or clouds. To read this article in full, please click here

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Network World

AUGUST 3, 2023

Fortinet has added new features to its SD-WAN software and a next-generation firewall series that promise to help customers better monitor and protect distributed enterprise resources.

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Network World

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Cisco Systems has been hit with an unusual double-whammy of issues, one of them in software and one in hardware. First, the more serious issue, a firewall flaw. The problem is in the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) firewalls. To read this article in full, please click here

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Network World

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Palo Alto Networks has bolstered its security software to better protect enterprise Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications. Managed through a single console, Prisma includes firewall as a service, Zero Trust network access and a secure web gateway. which includes the ability to code security directly into SaaS applications.

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Cisco has patched three critical security holes in its IOS XE software that's used across a variety of its core routers and switches. The three critical warnings are part of a big release of 32 security alerts , many of which are IOS XE-related, including firewall, SD-WAN and wireless access vulnerabilities.

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Network World

MAY 5, 2022

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Cisco's Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (NFVIS). NFVIS is Linux-based infrastructure software designed to help enterprises and service providers to deploy virtualized network functions, such as a virtual router, firewall and WAN acceleration, Cisco stated.

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Network World

MARCH 24, 2025

Many of these focus on redundant servers, incident and threat identification and reporting, vulnerability assessments, risk mitigation strategies, user authentication controls and least privilege (no one gets more privilege than they require) principles along with the use of firewalls, intrusion detection systems and VPNs.

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Network World

JANUARY 15, 2025

Ciscos AI Defense works with Ciscos AI-based Hypershield portfolio and is integrated into the vendors Security Cloud package.Hypershieldis comprised of AI-based software, virtual machines, and other technology that will ultimately be baked into core networking components, such as switches, routers, or servers.

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Network World

MAY 5, 2017

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. Software is eating the world. Cryptzone, Google BeyondTrust, Vidder, etc.)

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Tech Republic Security

AUGUST 10, 2022

Doubling down and ensuring 100% effectiveness of your human firewall has never been more important. The post Cracking the Hackers: How to Build a 100% Engaged Human Firewall appeared first on TechRepublic. Cyber criminals have an easier entry into the company network.

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Network World

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Foreign adversaries routinely exploit software vulnerabilities in network edge devices to infiltrate critical infrastructure networks and systems. That may be true for firewalls, routers, and VPN gateways, but not for OT systems, she continued.

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Network World

MARCH 11, 2025

Fortinets OT Security Platform includes firewalls, switches, network access control, security information and event management, analytics and AI management capabilities. This feature allows the firewall to automate and secure digital and physical processes on site, Shah wrote.

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Network World

APRIL 25, 2016

While always an integral part of a company’s security procedures, firewalls are becoming even more important as more companies move to the cloud and software defined networks. A firewall is a network security system that controls and monitors incoming and outgoing network traffic, based on preset security parameters.

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Network World

APRIL 14, 2025

Many of our customers may know us as a networking security company delivering firewalls. Its our whole suite of collaboration devices and software that help our customers work together securely. So, think about connecting people, places, things, apps, data, basically anywhere the network can reach, Jokel said.

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Network World

APRIL 24, 2023

Cisco is taking its first major step into Extended Detection and Response (XDR) with a SaaS-delivered integrated system of endpoint, network, firewall, email and identity software aimed at protecting enterprise resources. To read this article in full, please click here

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Network World

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

“NetBox Discovery agents connect with a zero-trust architecture up to a control plane for orchestration that can be in the cloud, or self-hosted, enabling this architecture without needing to reconfigure firewalls or similar.” Also of note is that NetBox works for on-premises, hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 22, 2024

INE Security advises businesses to secure their network by using firewalls, encrypting data, and regularly updating security software. Tip 4: Regularly Updating and Patching Systems Keeping software and systems up to date is crucial in protecting against vulnerabilities.

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Network World

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Arista has expanded its security software to let customers control authorized network access and communication between groups from the data center to the cloud. Additionally, the company’s MSS Host focuses on data-center security policies. See how AI can boost data-center availability and efficiency.

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Network World

JUNE 5, 2024

Pensando DPUs include intelligent, programmable software to support software-defined cloud, compute, networking, storage, and security services. Hypershield is comprised of AI-based software, virtual machines, and other technology that will ultimately be baked into core networking components, such as switches, routers or servers.

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Network World

MAY 18, 2022

The concept is relatively simple: Instead of building a layered perimeter defense of firewalls , IDS/IPSes and anti-virus software, Zero Trust assumes that every user or device is untrusted until it becomes sufficiently verified. To read this article in full, please click here

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Network World

JANUARY 26, 2025

SD-WAN which stands for software-defined wide area network has been around for a decade, pitched to enterprises as a way to cut costs and improve WAN flexibility. For starters, generative AI capabilities will improve how enterprise IT teams deploy and manage their SD-WAN architecture.

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Network World

MARCH 17, 2025

Broadcoms decisions to replace perpetual VMware software licenses with subscriptions and to eliminate point products in favor of an expensive bundle of private cloud tools are driving longtime VMware customers to look for an exit strategy. For customers looking elsewhere, theres no shortage of alternatives.

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Forrester IT

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Last month, Carlos Rivera and I published The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Firewalls, Q4 2022, featuring our analysis of 10 firewall vendors.

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IT Toolbox

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Increasingly used in large network setups, SD-WAN uses web-based tunnels, firewall software, and virtual technologies to connect remote endpoints. The post What Is SD-WAN (Software-Defined WAN)? Definition, Solutions, and Benefits appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Network World

MARCH 18, 2025

In addition, Hypershield promises to let organizations autonomously segment their networks when threats are a problem, gain exploit protection without having to patch or revamp firewalls, and automatically upgrade software without interrupting computing resources. Nvidia AI Enterprise software platform.

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Network World

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Nvidia has announced a Zero Trust platform built around its BlueField data-processing units and Nvidia software. You cannot just rely on the firewall on the outside, you have to assume that any application or any user inside your data center is a bad actor,” said Manuvir Das, head of enterprise computing at Nvidia.

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Network World

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Vendors have been doing backflips trying to cobble together complete SASE offerings, which would include at a minimum software-defined WAN (SD-WAN), secure Web gateway (SWG), cloud access security broker (CASB), firewall-as-a-service (FWaaS) and zero trust network access (ZTNA). To read this article in full, please click here

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

If you are a security admin with lots of systems running Cisco IOS and IOS XE software today is decidedly not your day. The warnings affect firewalls, wireless access points and switches. The vulnerabilities impact a wide-range of Cisco gear as IOS and IOS XE are the company’s most widely used operating systems.

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Network World

MARCH 28, 2019

Cisco has dropped 17 Security advisories describing 19 vulnerabilities in the software that runs most of its routers and switches, IOS and IOS/XE. Also see What to consider when deploying a next generation firewall. | Get regularly scheduled insights by signing up for Network World newsletters. ].

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Forrester IT

OCTOBER 15, 2018

The remaining outliers of demand are large, highly customized implementations which preserve legacy on premise software, or organizations that wish to maintain the technology inside their firewall. As of 2018, the market for contact center technology has fully shifted to cloud.

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Looking to significantly reinforce its security software portfolio, Cisco has struck a $28 billion cash deal to acquire enterprise and cloud protection company Splunk. Founded in 2003, Splunk’s software platform is known for its wide-reaching ability to search, monitor and analyze data from a variety of systems.

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