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Network Security Architecture: Best Practices & Tools

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Network security architecture is a strategy that provides formal processes to design robust and secure networks. Effective implementation improves data throughput, system reliability, and overall security for any organization. Perimeter Defense Perimeter defense blocks threats at the network’s edge.

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7 Best Attack Surface Management Software for 2024

eSecurity Planet

Attack surface management (ASM) is a relatively new cybersecurity technology that combines elements of vulnerability management and asset discovery with the automation capabilities of breach and attack simulation (BAS) and applies them to an organization’s entire IT environment, from networks to the cloud.

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What Is a Firewall Policy? Steps, Examples & Free Template

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Examples include Users, User Groups, Applications, Application Groups, Countries, IPv4/IPv6 Endpoints, Host DNS Names, and more. These rule objects provide detailed control over user and application-specific traffic, boosting security and resource management.

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What is a Managed Security Service Provider? MSSPs Explained

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Risk assessments and gap analysis of existing security controls provide strategic and technical evaluations of an organization’s cybersecurity strategy to determine if critical assets are sufficiently protected. assets (endpoints, servers, IoT, routers, etc.), and installed software (operating systems, applications, firmware, etc.).

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Cisco+ Secure Connect SASE Review & Features 2023

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SD-WAN integration with the SASE controller for Meraki, Catalyst, and others Cisco Umbrella SIG unifies firewall, SWG, DNS-layer security, CASB, and threat intelligence functions into a single and well-tested cloud service.

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What Is an Application Level Gateway? How ALGs Work

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ALG supports client requests by resolving its domain name via DNS and delivering the frontend IP address to the client. Their architecture fails to accommodate the stateless nature of UDP, resulting in poor performance and restricted application. It often involves requests for files, web pages, or other internet services.

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What is SASE? Secure Access Service Service Edge Explained

eSecurity Planet

In practice, various SASE vendors will emphasize their specialty, such as networking or cloud access, in their definition of the technology to provide their solution with advantages. SASE vendors provide points of presence (PoPs) worldwide using the cloud or SD-WAN technology. What Are the SASE Benefits?

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