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How to Perform a Firewall Audit in 11 Steps (+Free Checklist)

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A firewall audit is a procedure for reviewing and reconfiguring firewalls as needed so they still suit your organization’s security goals. Auditing your firewall is one of the most important steps to ensuring it’s still equipped to protect the perimeter of your business’ network.

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How To Set Up a Firewall in 8 Easy Steps + Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

Setting up a firewall is the first step in securing your network. A successful firewall setup and deployment requires careful design, implementation, and maintenance to effectively improve your network integrity and data security. Verify that the chosen firewall can meet your security standards and functions.

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What Are Firewall Rules? Ultimate Guide & Best Practices

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Firewall rules are preconfigured, logical computing controls that give a firewall instructions for permitting and blocking network traffic. They help IT and security teams manage the traffic that flows to and from their private network. Order of Firewall Rules Firewall rules are typically followed in order of restrictiveness.

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What Is Firewall-as-a-Service? FWaaS Ultimate Guide

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Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS) offers firewall capabilities as a cloud-based service. Traditional firewalls protect the network perimeter, enforcing security standards by regulating incoming and outgoing traffic according to rules and traffic analysis.

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MITRE ResilienCyCon: You Will Be Breached So Be Ready

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The conference’s focus on cyber resilience doesn’t mean that organizations should abandon core security defenses like EDR , access control and firewalls , but they should be prepared for the advanced threats that will, at some point, get past them. Prepare Now. The conference — held in McLean, Va.,

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Weekly Vulnerability Recap – August 28, 2023 – Windows, Ivanti, Adobe Hit By Flaws

eSecurity Planet

In July, Ivanti’s Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) saw the vulnerability CVE-2023-35078, exploited by threat actors who spied on the Norwegian government, and earlier this month Tenable researchers discovered vulnerability CVE-2023-32560, which affects Ivanti’s Avalanche supply chain device management solution.

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Weekly Vulnerability Recap – August 28, 2023 – Windows, Ivanti, Adobe Hit By Flaws

eSecurity Planet

In July, Ivanti’s Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) saw the vulnerability CVE-2023-35078, exploited by threat actors who spied on the Norwegian government, and earlier this month Tenable researchers discovered vulnerability CVE-2023-32560, which affects Ivanti’s Avalanche supply chain device management solution.

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