eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

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.),

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Definition, Threats & Protections 10 Network Security Threats Everyone Should Know Overall Network Security Best Practices Best practices for network security directly counter the major threats to the network with specific technologies and controls. These physical controls do not rely upon IT technology and will be assumed to be in place.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2022

SD-WAN is a virtual architecture for managing a wide-area network covering distributed, hybrid IT environments typical for today’s enterprise organizations. With SD-WAN architectures, branch employees and remote users connect to an enterprise network through a web of connected devices over the internet. What is SD-WAN?

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

While this eliminates many headaches, it does not scan for misconfigurations and may not support other critical updates such as IT infrastructure (routers, firewalls, etc.), firmware (hard drives, drivers, etc.), However, some patches, particularly for infrastructure, firmware, or less common software may not be automatable.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 30, 2023

Although best known for their industry-leading firewall technology, Fortinet harnesses their knowledge of network protection to create a powerful network access control (NAC) solution. Founded in 2000 , Sunnyvale, California headquartered Fortinet’s flagship FortiGate provides enterprise-grade firewall solutions.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

National Bureau of Standards (now the National Institute of Standards and Technology, or NIST) made a public request for potential ciphers. Still, research remains in early stages, so initial standards remain in draft form and a full mitigation architecture for federal agencies isn’t expected until the 2030s.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2022

The emergence of SD-WAN and SASE technologies bundled together has led many vendors to address both advanced routing and network security vendors for clients. EdgeConnect Enterprise critically comes with firewall , segmentation , and application control capabilities. Features: Barracuda CloudGen Firewall and Secure SD-WAN.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Infrastructure Protection Defense against DDoS and DNS attacks starts with effective network security architecture. Deny-lists (aka: blacklist) : Blocks specific websites or IP addresses by adding them to a list for firewalls to ignore; very difficult to manage at scale. 60% of all breaches come from the USA.

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