Digital transformation Firewall Internet Network Security 
CyberSecurity Insiders
JUNE 20, 2023
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. But what sets NGFWs apart from traditional firewalls? NGFWs offer several advantages over traditional firewalls.
The Last Watchdog
MARCH 29, 2022
By no means has the cybersecurity community been blind to the complex security challenges spinning out of digital transformation. A methodical drive has been underway for at least the past decade to affect a transition to a new network security paradigm – one less rooted in the past and better suited for what’s coming next.
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The Last Watchdog
APRIL 21, 2021
From January through March 2021, TLS concealed 45 percent of the malware Sophos analysts observed circulating on the Internet; that’s double the rate – 23 percent – seen in early 2020, Dan Schiappa, Sophos’ chief product officer, told me in a briefing. And on the back end, it allows them to cloak any data as it is getting exfiltrated.
The Last Watchdog
MAY 18, 2022
The shift to software-defined everything and reliance on IT infrastructure scattered across the Internet has boosted corporate productivity rather spectacularly. Encouragingly, an emerging class of network visibility technology is gaining notable traction. But then along came digital transformation. Embracing complexity.
The Last Watchdog
MARCH 1, 2019
There’s a frantic scramble going on among those responsible for network security at organizations across all sectors. Some 27 percent of IT professionals who partook in a survey conducted by next-gen firewall supplier Imperva at RSA 2018 reported receiving more than 1 million security alerts daily.
The Last Watchdog
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
Related: Why Google’s HTTPS push is a good thing At the time, just 50 % of Internet traffic used encryption. Today the volume of encrypted network traffic is well over 80% , trending strongly toward 100%, according to Google. Without TLS, digital transformation would come apart at the seams.
The Last Watchdog
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
The attackers have a vast, pliable attack surface to bombard: essentially all of the externally-facing web apps, mobile apps and API services that organizations are increasingly embracing, in order to stay in step with digital transformation. A botnet is a network of thousands upon thousands of bots under control of an attacker.
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