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What Is a Firewall Policy? Steps, Examples & Free Template

eSecurity Planet

A firewall policy is a set of rules and standards designed to control network traffic between an organization’s internal network and the internet. It aims to prevent unauthorized access, manage data movement, and guard against potential security threats.

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Palo Alto Networks latest security giant accused of patent infringement

SC Magazine

Centripetal Networks filed a lawsuit this month accusing Palo Alto of violating 12 separate patents for systems or policies designed to enhance network security. Worth noting that Centripetal has pursued – and won – patent cases against other industry titans in the past for incorporating its security innovations.

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A Reactive Cybersecurity Strategy Is No Strategy at All

CyberSecurity Insiders

But what are your options for proactive protection when the notion of a walled-in network has been shattered by the proliferation of new IoT devices, growth of cloud services, and new hybrid work from home models? Once this communication is blocked, the malicious software essentially becomes inert. So where do we go from here?

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Who’s Hacking You?

Webroot

DNS (Domain Name System) is especially vulnerable. One of the most common methods of infiltration includes internet-based attacks, such as Denial of Service (DoS), Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) and DNS poisoning. However, cybercriminals can also use legal DNS traffic surveillance to their advantage.

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5 Best Bot Protection Solutions and Software for 2023

eSecurity Planet

Cloudflare’s bot management solution is integrated with its Content Delivery Network (CDN) and web application firewall , which allows for more comprehensive protection against bot attacks. Cloudflare offers a range of security and performance solutions, including DDoS protection and website optimization.

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A Defense-in-Depth Approach Could Stop the Next Big Hack in its Tracks

Webroot

A firewall with the right threat intelligence embedded could have blocked communications with the command-and-control server thus preventing a Trojanized Orion install from connecting back to the attackers and stopping them from furthering the attack. Outside of the corporate firewall, it is the Wild West.

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GUEST ESSAY: Here’s how Secure Access Service Edge — ‘SASE’ — can help, post Covid-19

The Last Watchdog

The problem here is that a secured, cost-effective, and efficient networkmust be developed to support remote operations at scale. Many enterprises have accelerated their use of Virtual Private Network (VPN) solutions to support remote workers during this pandemic. The makeup of SASE . But it much further. The cyber threats landscape.

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