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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. Cisco ACI, CloudPassage, Illumio, Unisys, vArmour, VMware NSX, etc.).

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With Project Cypress, VMware brings generative AI to cyberdefense

Network World

Perimeter firewalls, originally designed to protect north-south traffic, are just not adequate,” Mahajan says. For example, attackers can exploit weaknesses in enterprise applications or infrastructure to infiltrate networks, then move laterally as they hunt for high-value assets.

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The Importance of Connecting with Our Customers

CIO Business Intelligence

By Rob Greer, Vice President and General Manager, Symantec Enterprise Division. As the GM of Symantec , I had the good fortune of being able to attend both the Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit and the 2022 RSA Conference the week of June 6. About the Author: Broadcom Software. IT Leadership, Security

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Fountainhead: What Is Meant by a "Cloud-Ready" Application?

Fountainhead

unique network topology (including load balancing, firewalls, etc.). We all know that large software and platform vendors (think: Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, Symantec, Citrix, CA, IBM, HP etc.) That might mean continuous orchestration between specific apps and networking, storage, firewalls, IaaS, DBs and more. Because a complex.

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Microsoft Entra Suite is late to the SSE pool but will still make waves

Network World

The five elements of SASE are CASB, secure web gateway, ZTNA, firewall as a service, and integrated SD-WAN. SSE is essentially SASE minus SD-WAN, the network access part of the equation.

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Leveraging MITRE ATT&CK: How Your Team Can Adopt This Essential Framework

CIO Business Intelligence

Throughout his career, Mark has been on the front lines of innovation, leading product efforts in both start-up and large enterprise organizations including Check Point Technologies, Security Focus, Symantec and Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

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Cathay Pacific to take cloud journey to new heights

CIO Business Intelligence

Aryaka’s SASE will replace a myriad of legacy networking technologies used by Cathay currently, including Cisco Viptela SD-WAN service, Symantec Web Security Service (WSS) proxy for internet browsing, zone-based firewall for security control, Meraki corporate WiFi service for staff, its VPN for remote working, and the CX business partner network via (..)

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