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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. or segregated as cloud or network attached storage (NAS).

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34 Most Common Types of Network Security Protections

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Whether you’re operating a global enterprise network or a small family business, your network’s security needs to be optimized with tools, teams, and processes to protect customer data and valuable business assets. Many of these tools protect resources connected to networks, thus shutting down threats as early as possible.

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What Is Security Service Edge (SSE): All You Need to Know

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Security service edge (SSE) is a security technology that secures access to assets outside of the corporate network. SSE works by extending security to cover the dispersed threat landscape where websites, cloud assets, and many employees operate outside of the traditional firewall protection.

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What Is DRM? Understanding Digital Rights Management

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Digital rights management (DRM) is an encryption technology that enforces creator’s rights. To round out understanding, I cover how DRM is applied, top available technologies, and legal considerations for using DRM. Once implemented, DRM will use one of two possible support architectures to enable DRM access.

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What is SASE? Secure Access Service Service Edge Explained

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SASE provides an edge security solution that addresses these challenges without the bottlenecks of traditional virtual private network (VPN) solutions. 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.

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What Is Firewall-as-a-Service? FWaaS Ultimate Guide

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The cloud, remote workforces and IoT and mobile devices have blurred network boundaries and reduced the effectiveness of traditional perimeter security. Technologies like FWaaS, SD-WAN and secure access service edge ( SASE ) have evolved to protect these expanding virtual networks. Why Is There a Need for FWaaS?

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What Is an Application Level Gateway? How ALGs Work

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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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