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Network Security Architecture: Best Practices & Tools

eSecurity Planet

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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What Is a Host-Based Firewall? Definition & When to Use

eSecurity Planet

A host-based firewall is installed directly on individual networked devices to filter network traffic on a single device by inspecting both incoming and outgoing data. How Host-Based Firewalls Work Organizations often adopt host-based firewalls for device-specific security control.

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

CyberSecurity Insiders

AT&T does not adopt or endorse any of the views, positions, or information provided by the author in this article. 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.

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BrandPost: Building Network Efficiency at Hundreds of Locations Worldwide with Fortinet Secure SD-WAN

CSO Magazine

Previously, the company relied on a hub-and-spoke wide-area network (WAN) architecture that used a combination of two managed IP MPLS VPN links and broadband, one MPLS and two broadband, or one broadband and 4G depending on location. To read this article in full, please click here

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Sophos XGS vs Fortinet FortiGate: Top NGFWs Compared

eSecurity Planet

Sophos and Fortinet both appear on our list of the top next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) , and while both offer very good security at their price points, they serve very different markets. If you’re just looking for a firewall with good security, Sophos will do. Fortinet offers virtual firewalls too for hybrid cloud use cases.

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Multiple DDoS botnets were observed targeting Zyxel devices

Security Affairs

Fortinet FortiGuard Labs researchers warned of multiple DDoS botnets exploiting a vulnerability impacting multiple Zyxel firewalls. through 4.73, VPN series firmware versions 4.60 Zyxel firewalls CVE-2023-28771 (pre-auth remote command OS injection) is being actively exploited to build a Mirai-like botnet. through 5.35.

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How to Prevent DNS Attacks: DNS Security Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

DNS Server Hardening DNS server hardening can be very complex and specific to the surrounding architecture. Design robust server architecture to improve redundancy and capacity for resilience against failure or DDoS attacks. Firewalls should be hardened to close unneeded ports.

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