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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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How to Secure DNS

eSecurity Planet

The domain name system (DNS) is basically a directory of addresses for the internet. Your browser uses DNS to find the IP for a specific service. For example, when you enter esecurityplanet.com, the browser queries a DNS service to reach the matching servers, but it’s also used when you send an email. DNS spoofing or poisoning.

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How to Prevent DNS Attacks: DNS Security Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

Domain name service (DNS) attacks threaten every internet connection because they can deny, intercept, and hijack connections. With the internet playing an increasing role in business, securing DNS plays a critical role in both operations and security. Everything You Need to Know.

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15 Top Cybersecurity Certifications for 2022

eSecurity Planet

The certification covers active defense, defense in depth, access control, cryptography, defensible network architecture and network security, incident handling and response, vulnerability scanning and penetration testing, security policy, IT risk management, virtualization and cloud security , and Windows and Linux security.

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What Is a Firewall Policy? Steps, Examples & Free Template

eSecurity Planet

Examples include Users, User Groups, Applications, Application Groups, Countries, IPv4/IPv6 Endpoints, Host DNS Names, and more. Network-Based Rule Objects IPv4/IPv6 Endpoints, Host DNS Names, IPv4/IPv6 Address Ranges, and Networks define source/destination criteria.

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A roadmap for developing a secure enterprise cloud operating model

SC Magazine

Implement reference architectures based on the security patterns. Enable the capability to perform static and dynamic code scanning and penetration testing using a self-service approach, especially focusing on the vulnerabilities that can really be exploited at runtime.

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Best Enterprise Vulnerability Scanning Vendors

eSecurity Planet

Best Vulnerability Scanner Tools 12 Top Vulnerability Management Tools for 2023 10 Best Open-Source Vulnerability Scanners for 2023 Penetration Testing vs. Vulnerability Testing: An Important Difference The post Best Enterprise Vulnerability Scanning Vendors appeared first on eSecurityPlanet.