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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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VergeIO enhances VergeFabric network virtualization offering

Network World

VergeIO is looking to shake up the virtual infrastructure market with its approach to virtualization and software-defined networking. At the core of VergeIOs offering is its VergeOS platform, which takes a fundamentally different approach compared to traditional virtual infrastructure solutions like VMware.

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What is a firewall?

Network World

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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Hybrid mesh firewall platforms gain interest as management challenges intensify

Network World

As enterprise networks get more complex, so do the firewall deployments. There are on-premises firewalls to manage, along with firewalls that are deployed in virtual machines and firewalls deployed in containers. A firewall used to be a box or a chasse with multiple cards," says Omdia analyst Fernando Montenegro.

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Cisco warns of critical vulnerability in virtualized network software

Network World

The worst of the vulnerabilities could let an attacker escape from the guest virtual machine ( VM ) to the host machine, Cisco disclosed. Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Cisco's Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (NFVIS). To read this article in full, please click here

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Cisco hosts containerized firewall on Catalyst switches to protect mixed IT/OT networks

Network World

Cisco announced a containerized firewall package for its venerable Catalyst switch family that’s designed to help enterprise customers with mixed IT and OT systems more easily segment network resources and save money by consolidating network and security deployments.

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