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What Is a Next-Generation Firewall?

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A next generation firewall (NGFW) performs deep packet inspection to check the contents of the data flowing through the firewall. Unlike more basic firewalls that only check the header of data packets, NGFWs examine and evaluate the payload data within the packet. Who Needs a Next-Gen Firewall?

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What Is DNS Security? Everything You Need to Know

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DNS security protects the domain name system (DNS) from attackers seeking to reroute traffic to malicious sites. This article will provide an overview of DNS Security, common attacks, and how to use DNS security to prevent DNS attacks and manipulation. in the DNS cache for more efficient delivery of information to users.

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How to Prevent DNS Attacks: DNS Security Best Practices

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With the internet playing an increasing role in business, securing DNS plays a critical role in both operations and security. 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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2024 State of Cybersecurity: Reports of More Threats & Prioritization Issues

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This article details two major findings from the report: five major cybersecurity threats and prioritization problems. NetScout: Observed 13,142,840 DDoS attacks, including: 104,216 video gaming enterprise attacks. 50,000 DDoS attacks on public domain name service (DNS) resolvers. 20,551 gambling industry attacks.

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Vulnerability Recap 4/15/24 – Palo Alto, Microsoft, Ivanti Exploits

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You can strengthen your cybersecurity defenses by using reliable antivirus software, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and virtual private networks (VPNs). In addition to securing internal assets, you also need to ensure SaaS data is protected. Check out our article on SaaS security checklist and learn how to create one.

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Network Security Architecture: Best Practices & Tools

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Network security architecture is a strategy that provides formal processes to design robust and secure networks. Effective implementation improves data throughput, system reliability, and overall security for any organization. These techniques can use built-in software features (for firewalls, operating systems, etc.)

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Cloudflare One SASE Review & Features 2023

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That article explains the overall ranking, and here we provide details specific to Cloudflare One: Overall Rating: 4.23 / 5 (#1) Licensing Information: 3.55 Cloudflare also stands out with ZTNA by default, IoT Isolation, and automated traffic controls and anti-DDoS capabilities. out of 5 possible criteria Customer Support: 2.56

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