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NEW TECH: ‘Micro-segmentation’ security vendor Guardicore seeks to disrupt firewall market

The Last Watchdog

Here are the key takeaways: Micro-managing workloads Companies today are immersed in digital transformation; they’re migrating to cloud-based business systems, going all in on mobile services and embracing Internet of Things systems whole hog. Clearly agility and speed are cornerstones of digital transformation.

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MY TAKE: Coping with security risks, compliance issues spun up by ‘digital transformation’

The Last Watchdog

Companies are being compelled to embrace digital transformation, or DX , if for no other reason than the fear of being left behind as competitors leverage microservices, containers and cloud infrastructure to spin-up software innovation at high velocity. A core security challenge confronts just about every company today.

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Next-Generation Firewalls: A comprehensive guide for network security modernization

CyberSecurity Insiders

The terms computer security, information security and cybersecurity were practically non-existent in the 1980s, but believe it or not, firewalls have existed in some form since that time. Over the years, the traditional firewall has transformed to meet the demands of the modern workplace and adapt to an evolving threat landscape.

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MY TAKE: Log4j’s big lesson – legacy tools, new tech are both needed to secure modern networks

The Last Watchdog

By no means has the cybersecurity community been blind to the complex security challenges spinning out of digital transformation. In the early days of the Internet, coders created new programs for the sake of writing good code, then made it available for anyone to use and extend, license free.

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Q&A: Why SOAR startup Syncurity is bringing a ‘case-management’ approach to threat detection

The Last Watchdog

Enterprises have dumped small fortunes into stocking their SOCs (security operations centers) with the best firewalls, anti-malware suites, intrusion detection, data loss prevention and sandbox detonators money can buy. Now toss in the fact that digital transformation is redoubling software development and data handling complexities.

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MY TAKE: ‘Perimeter-less’ computing requires cyber defenses to extend deeper, further forward

The Last Watchdog

I came to this conclusion after meeting with Oliver Schuermann, Juniper’s senior director of enterprise marketing. Containerized firewall Cleaning up traffic at the router level makes good sense. Companies are diving off the cliff into hybrid cloud networks and Internet of Things systems. I’ll keep watch. Talk more soon.

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NEW TECH: Will ‘Secure Access Service Edge’ — SASE — Be the Answer to Secure Connectivity?

The Last Watchdog

Locking down web gateways and erecting a robust firewall were considered the be-all and end-all. Related: The shared burden of securing the Internet of Things. Company networks must support endless permutations of users and apps, both on-premises and in the Internet cloud. Cato is by no means alone in the nascent SASE market.

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