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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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Killnet targeting healthcare apps hosted on Microsoft Azure

CyberSecurity Insiders

Microsoft issued a clarification that those enrolled in Azure DDoS Network Protection and Web Application Firewall services need not worry as all such attacks will be mitigated by the threat detection teams of the company.

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NDR unveiled as essential when complying with the Executive Order

Cisco Security

As organizations look to build compliance and improve the early detection of vulnerabilities and incidents by employing “all appropriate resources and authorities,” as stated in Section 7(a), beyond EDR, there is room for interpretation on how to meet this executive declaration. See figure 1].

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How to Build an Integrated Security Posture Using XDR

Cisco Security

Interpol warned of an “alarming rate of cyberattacks aimed at major corporations, governments, and critical infrastructure” around that same time, as noted by ABC News.) The solution: extended threat detection and response (XDR). Secure Orchestration Workflow Spotlight: “Firewall Impact Red”.

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MY TAKE: ‘Perimeter-less’ computing requires cyber defenses to extend deeper, further forward

The Last Watchdog

I was in the audience at Stanford in 2015 when President Obama signed an executive order urging the corporate sector to accelerate the sharing of threat feeds among themselves and with the federal government. Since then, a number of threat intel sharing consortiums have either formed or expanded their activities.

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

eSecurity Planet

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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Thrive today with not just being smart but being cyber smart

CyberSecurity Insiders

Hardening the human firewall. Awareness training should be incorporated across all organizations, not just limited to governance, threat detection, and incident response plans. In our digital age, cybersecurity is everyone’s responsibility.