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

eSecurity Planet

Setting up a firewall is the first step in securing your network. A successful firewall setup and deployment requires careful design, implementation, and maintenance to effectively improve your network integrity and data security.

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Top 12 Firewall Best Practices to Optimize Network Security

eSecurity Planet

Firewalls monitor and control incoming and outgoing traffic while also preventing unauthorized access. Examine the rationale behind present rules, considering previous security concerns and revisions. Overlapping rules may impair firewall efficiency or expose flaws that allow attackers to circumvent regulations.

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Vulnerability Management Policy Template

eSecurity Planet

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) maintains a list of known exploited vulnerabilities that can be referenced to check for active exploitation. For example, a vulnerability in a wi-fi router firewall configuration may expose Windows 95 machines required to run manufacturing equipment.

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Cloud Security: The Shared Responsibility Model

eSecurity Planet

Hardware : Access to the bare-metal hardware of the servers, network cards, storage hard drives, fiber optic or Ethernet wiring between servers, and power supplies. Network: The cloud provider ensures security for the networking infrastructure supporting the functioning of the cloud and encrypted interservice communications.

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Patch Management vs Vulnerability Management: What’s the Difference?

eSecurity Planet

Third-party vendor systems include Operating Systems (OS), firmware (software installed on hardware), and applications. but also applies to firmware that controls equipment such as hard drives, network routers, and security cameras. and installed software (browsers, accounting software, etc.),

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The Internet of Things Is Everywhere. Are You Secure?

Security Boulevard

The threat landscape for IoT is extremely broad and complex, and it involves both physical device security and network security. Furthermore, to fully secure IoT devices, you need to address both hardware and software. . Device security brings its own difficulties. Don’t Forget the Application Layer.

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Sample Patch Management Policy Template

eSecurity Planet

Similarly, the IT Department needs to evaluate the current environment, the current IT architecture, and the nature of the vulnerability to determine the likelihood of exploitation, which should also be evaluated on a scale from 1 (low likelihood) to 10 (high likelihood). For firmware updates to critical systems (routers, servers, etc.),