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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. This article explores network security architecture components, goals, best practices, frameworks, implementation, and benefits as well as where you can learn more about network security architecture.

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How To Set Up a Firewall in 8 Easy Steps + Best Practices

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Before performing a firewall configuration, consider factors such as security requirements, network architecture, and interoperability; avoid typical firewall setup errors; and follow the best practices below. Verify that the chosen firewall can meet your security standards and functions.

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Sandboxing: Advanced Malware Analysis in 2021

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Antivirus protection isn’t enough to protect against today’s advanced threats. To fill this gap and aid in the analysis, detection, and testing of malware, sandboxing is widely used to give organizations the setting, isolation, and security tools needed to preserve the integrity of the host network. What is a sandbox?

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BotenaGo strikes again – malware source code uploaded to GitHub

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As of the publishing of this article, antivirus (AV) vendor detection for BotenaGo and its variants remains behind with very low detection coverage from most of AV vendors. Even more worrisome, the samples continue to have a very low AV detection rate, as shown below in VirusTotal (figure 8).

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Top MDR Services for 2021

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Despite the similarity in name to endpoint detection and response (EDR) technology, MDR providers are more like general managed security service providers (MSSPs) , operating on all layers of an organization’s infrastructure, including the network, endpoints, applications and other IT resources. Secureworks. Focus on collaboration.

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How to Implement Microsegmentation

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As the zero trust architecture ‘s core technology, implementing microsegmentation isn’t about heavily restricting communication within a network. Microsegmentation and the zero trust architecture go hand in hand. A comprehensive policy requires strict security policies and threat detection. Application.

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What Is Data Loss Prevention (DLP)? Definition & Best Practices

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This also involves integrating it with existing cybersecurity measures such as firewalls , endpoint protection tools, monitoring solutions , and antivirus software to provide comprehensive data protection and threat mitigation capabilities.