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What Is a Host-Based Firewall? Definition & When to Use

eSecurity Planet

A host-based firewall is installed directly on individual networked devices to filter network traffic on a single device by inspecting both incoming and outgoing data. Its goal is to establish a uniform security posture throughout the network and improve endpoint security by creating a protective barrier at the individual computer level.

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Network Security Architecture: Best Practices & Tools

eSecurity Planet

Endpoint: Enables access for human users and computer services and commonly includes PCs, laptops, Internet of Things (IoT), and operational technology (OT). Traditionally, this technology implicitly distrusts external traffic and implicitly trusts internal traffic. or segregated as cloud or network attached storage (NAS).

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What Is an Application Level Gateway? How ALGs Work

eSecurity Planet

An application gateway, also known as an application level gateway (ALG), functions as a critical firewall proxy for network security. Its filtering capability ensures that only certain network application data is transmitted, which has an impact on the security of protocols including FTP, Telnet, RTSP, and BitTorrent.

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34 Most Common Types of Network Security Protections

eSecurity Planet

Penetration Testing Product Guides 9 Best Penetration Testing Tools 10 Top Open Source Penetration Testing Tools Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) move beyond the traditional perimeter of a network to provide protections at the application layer of the TCP/IP stack.

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FortiSASE SASE Solution Review

eSecurity Planet

For more details, explore the following sections of this review: Who is Fortinet FortiSASE Pricing & Delivery Features Pros Cons Alternatives to FortiSASE How We Evaluated FortiSASE Bottom Line: Best for Fortinet Upgrades To compare FortiSASE against their competition, see our complete list of top secure access service edge (SASE) solutions.

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What Is Edge Security? Overcoming Edge Computing Risks

eSecurity Planet

However, the same need for security exists for remote workers, cloud computing networks, and operational technology (OT) such as smart industrial pumps, temperature sensors, and industrial control systems (ICS). Data no longer lives safely behind the firewall and within corporate data centers.

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RSAC insights: Introducing ‘CWPP’ and ‘CSPM,’ new frameworks to secure cloud infrastructure

The Last Watchdog

In reality, the bank wasn’t paying close enough attention to its shared responsibility for keeping its cloud-stored assets secure. To defend its web applications, the bank chose to go with an open-source Web Application Firewall (WAF), called ModSecurity, along with an open-source Apache web server.