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Top 12 Firewall Best Practices to Optimize Network Security

eSecurity Planet

The consistent implementation of firewall best practices establish a strong defense against cyber attacks to secure sensitive data, protect the integrity and continuity of business activities, and ensure network security measures function optimally. Why It Matters By restricting access, this strategy mitigates potential damage.

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What is Network Security? Definition, Threats & Protections

eSecurity Planet

Network security creates shielded, monitored, and secure communications between users and assets. Securing the expanding, sprawling, and sometimes conflicting collection of technologies that make up network security provides constant challenges for security professionals.

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Ericom Survey Shows Shift to Zero-Trust IT Architectures

Security Boulevard

A survey of nearly 1,300 security and risk professionals published today by Ericom, a provider of a secure access service edge (SASE) platform, finds 80% of respondents reporting their organization has a concrete plan to implement a zero-trust IT environment.

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How to Solve the Mystery of Cloud Defense in Depth?

Anton on Security

Let’s take a look at the classic DiD layers: “The traditional security layers for defense-in-depth architecture are: Network security: This includes firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and intrusion prevention systems. Network security controls are used to protect the network from attacks.

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How to Solve the Mystery of Cloud Defense in Depth?

Security Boulevard

Let’s take a look at the classic DiD layers: “The traditional security layers for defense-in-depth architecture are: Network security: This includes firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and intrusion prevention systems. Network security controls are used to protect the network from attacks.

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Adopting Zero-Trust for API Security

Security Boulevard

Zero-trust architecture is being adopted across all assets within network infrastructure—data, cloud, applications. And now, more frequently, developers are seeing zero-trust as a useful security approach for APIs.

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What do cybersecurity experts predict in 2022?

CyberSecurity Insiders

With the pandemic, we have seen an increase in the need for remote or use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), with a general movement towards Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) to protect applications and move away from traditional networks. Secure Web Development. Security Awareness. Policies and Procedures.