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

eSecurity Planet

Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS) offers firewall capabilities as a cloud-based service. Traditional firewalls protect the network perimeter, enforcing security standards by regulating incoming and outgoing traffic according to rules and traffic analysis.

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Top Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Vendors

eSecurity Planet

NGFWs are no exception, and IoT devices and the work-from-home craze that began in 2020 have made protecting the perimeter harder than ever. Cloud features – like public cloud support, CASB and cloud workload protection – and cloud-based management have also grown in importance, and Firewalls as a Service (FWaaS) are catching on too.

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How to Build an Integrated Security Posture Using XDR

Cisco Security

Digital attacks grew in both volume and sophistication in 2020. As reported by PR Newswire , the number of complaints received by the FBI’s Cyber Division numbered as many as 4,000 a day during the first half of 2020—400% more than it was in the first few months of that year. The solution: extended threat detection and response (XDR).

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Best Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs)

eSecurity Planet

There are a number of cybersecurity services to choose from, ranging from managed SIEM to managed detection and response (MDR) , managed firewalls, incident response , and more. Read more: Choosing a Managed Security Service: MDR, Firewalls & SIEM. Accenture acquired Symantec’s MSSP services in 2020.

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Introducing continuous remote worker visibility and expanded data collection with Secure Network Analytics Release 7.3.2

Cisco Security

Preamble: The great network visibility blackout of 2020. Then, fast-forward to March 2020, where practically every organization was hit with a prolonged and complete employee activity visibility blackout. With release 7.3.2, SAL provides central log management to streamline IT operations.

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Introducing continuous remote worker visibility and expanded data collection with Secure Network Analytics Release 7.3.2

Cisco Security

Preamble: The great network visibility blackout of 2020. Then, fast-forward to March 2020, where practically every organization was hit with a prolonged and complete employee activity visibility blackout. With release 7.3.2, SAL provides central log management to streamline IT operations.

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Fact or Fiction? The Truth About Cybersecurity for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses

Security Boulevard

In fact, nearly one-third (28%) of data breaches in 2020 involved small businesses, according to the Verizon 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) – 70% of which were perpetrated by external actors. Fiction: Monitoring my edge firewall is the only monitoring needed. Fact: Cybersecurity fatigue is a problem .