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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. Application Information on usable data formats, encryption 5.

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Introducing Secure Firewall version 7.3

Cisco Security

Introduction to Cisco Secure Firewall 7.3. Cisco’s latest release of Secure Firewall operating system, Secure Firewall Threat Defence Version 7.3, addresses key concerns for today’s firewall customers. Further enhancements to Cisco’s Encrypted Visibility Engine (EVE), first launched a year ago in 7.1,

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Is your firewall stuck in the 80s?

Cisco Security

Modernize your firewall for greater security resilience. Cybersecurity has changed dramatically since the dawn of firewalls in the 1980s. Today’s workers, data, and applications are everywhere, and firewalls must be as well. So, can your firewall grow with you? The firewall is a critical foundation for security.

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The Wait is Over for Secure Firewall 3100 Series

Cisco Security

“I so look forward to the next firewall hardware upgrade cycle!”. – If I learned one thing from my firewall customers over the many years, it would be that they like to upgrade their hardware appliances as much as an average consumer likes to shop for a new car. This is how the new mid-range Secure Firewall 3100 Series was born.

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What Are Firewall Rules? Ultimate Guide & Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

Firewall rules are preconfigured, logical computing controls that give a firewall instructions for permitting and blocking network traffic. Network admins must configure firewall rules that protect their data and applications from threat actors. It manages inbound web server traffic, the connection requests from remote sources.

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What Is Encryption? Definition, How it Works, & Examples

eSecurity Planet

Encryption uses mathematical algorithms to transform and encode data so that only authorized parties can access it. What Encryption Is and How It Relates to Cryptology The science of cryptography studies codes, how to create them, and how to solve them. How Does Encryption Process Data? How Does Encryption Process Data?

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Types of Firewalls Explained

eSecurity Planet

Firewalls are as central to IT security as antivirus programs are to PCs, and the multi-billion-dollar market remains large and growing. But the term “firewall” is far too broad to be of much use to IT security buyers. Types of Firewalls. What is a Firewall? Firewalls protect both on-premises and cloud environments.

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