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Next-Generation Firewalls: A comprehensive guide for network security modernization

CyberSecurity Insiders

AT&T does not adopt or endorse any of the views, positions, or information provided by the author in this article. The terms computer security, information security and cybersecurity were practically non-existent in the 1980s, but believe it or not, firewalls have existed in some form since that time.

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VPN protocols explained and compared

Malwarebytes

A Virtual Private Network (VPN) creates a safe “tunnel” between you and a computer you trust (normally your VPN provider) to protect your traffic from spying and manipulation. Any VPN worth its money encrypts the information that passes through it, so in this article we will ignore those that don’t use encryption.

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Palo Alto Networks fixes a critical flaw in firewall PAN-OS

Security Affairs

Palo Alto Networks addressed a critical flaw in the PAN-OS of its next-generation firewalls that could allow attackers to bypass authentication. OS ) that powers its next-generation firewalls that could allow unauthenticated network-based attackers to bypass authentication. x base score of 10. . Pierluigi Paganini.

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

eSecurity Planet

Threats range from severe weaknesses in Ivanti’s VPN appliances to zero-day exploits in popular software such as Palo Alto Networks’ PAN-OS and Telegram’s Windows client. You can strengthen your cybersecurity defenses by using reliable antivirus software, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and virtual private networks (VPNs).

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Do Not Confuse Next Generation Firewall And Web Application Firewall

SiteLock

Let us start with the abbreviations that define the categories of information security products: WAF stands for Web Application Firewall , NGFW stands for Next Generation Firewall. NGFW (or Next Generation Firewall) is an evolution of traditional firewalls and serves to delimit access between network segments.

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SonicWall warns customers about zero-day vulnerabilities

CSO Magazine

Firewall and network security appliance manufacturer SonicWall is urging customers to take preventive actions after its own systems were attacked through previously unknown vulnerabilities in some of its products. To read this article in full, please click here Sign up for CSO newsletters. ].

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BrandPost: Why Bad Actors Target VPNs, and What Can Be Done to Stop Attacks

CSO Magazine

In reality, however, many of the DDoS attacks waged against enterprises target components that have long been a part of the network—things such as virtual private network (VPN) devices, firewalls, load balancers and other edge devices. To read this article in full, please click here This makes them susceptible to DDoS attacks.

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