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What Is a Next-Generation Firewall?

eSecurity Planet

A next generation firewall (NGFW) performs deep packet inspection to check the contents of the data flowing through the firewall. Unlike more basic firewalls that only check the header of data packets, NGFWs examine and evaluate the payload data within the packet. Who Needs a Next-Gen Firewall?

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Crowdstrike Firewall Management Product Review

eSecurity Planet

Crowdstrike’s Firewall Management platform is a host firewall tool that centralizes defense against malware threats. It’s a module within the broader Falcon endpoint protection suite, which includes antivirus protection as well as optional features like EDR, threat intelligence, and threat hunting.

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GUEST ESSAY: Taking a systematic approach to achieving secured, ethical AI model development

The Last Watchdog

Developing a secured AI system is essential because artificial intelligence is a transformative technology, expanding its capabilities and societal influence. Initiatives focused on trustworthy AI understand the profound impacts this technology can have on individuals and society.

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Spotlight Podcast: How AI Is Reshaping The Cyber Threat Landscape

The Security Ledger

Host Paul Roberts speaks with Jim Broome, the CTO and President of MSSP DirectDefense about the evolution of cybersecurity threats and how technologies like AI are reshaping the cybersecurity landscape and the work of defenders and Managed Security Service Providers (MSSP). Read the whole entry. » » Click the icon below to listen.

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What is physical security? How to keep your facilities and devices safe from on-site attackers

CSO Magazine

All the firewalls in the world can’t help you if an attacker removes your storage media from the storage room. Learn what you need to know about defending critical infrastructure. | Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters. ].

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Replace Your SIEM with Neural Net Technology

Security Boulevard

Security Information Event Management (SIEM) systems are an outdated technology. It’s no longer enough to just manage information – today’s organizations need technology that can proactively detect and respond to dynamic threats as well. Security teams who are relying on SIEMs are using technology that is rapidly becoming obsolete.

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Security Yearbook’ preserves cybersecurity history — highlights tectonic shift

The Last Watchdog

Cybersecurity, which started with antivirus suites, spam filters and firewalls, has mushroomed into a $103 billion industry. And now we have machine learning and artificial intelligence trying to displace that with ‘learned’ policies, instead of proscribed policies. You see it everywhere.”