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Do Not Confuse Next Generation Firewall And Web Application Firewall

SiteLock

Some information security specialists confuse the concepts of WAF and NGFW. 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. We have an NGFW, do we need a WAF?"

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What Is Security Service Edge (SSE): All You Need to Know

eSecurity Planet

Security service edge (SSE) is a security technology that secures access to assets outside of the corporate network. SSE works by extending security to cover the dispersed threat landscape where websites, cloud assets, and many employees operate outside of the traditional firewall protection.

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eSecurity Planet’s 2022 Cybersecurity Product Awards

eSecurity Planet

While there are many other products that might prove best for particular organizations and use cases, these are the products that most stood out to us because of their innovation, breadth of features, and strong security performance. Best Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW): Palo Alto Networks. Winner : Palo Alto Networks.

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Versa Unified SASE Review & Features 2023

eSecurity Planet

The SASE solution also provides additional security to users through remote browser isolation that keeps the endpoint segregated from the corporate information. However, Versa no longer publishes prices for their SASE solution overall and limited information can be obtained without a formal sales estimate.

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FortiSASE SASE Solution Review

eSecurity Planet

For more details, explore the following sections of this review: Who is Fortinet FortiSASE Pricing & Delivery Features Pros Cons Alternatives to FortiSASE How We Evaluated FortiSASE Bottom Line: Best for Fortinet Upgrades To compare FortiSASE against their competition, see our complete list of top secure access service edge (SASE) solutions.

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Get Smarter About Cybersecurity and Sustainability

Jane Frankland

To achieve cybersecurity and sustainability means adopting secure practices throughout a company. It means having processes in place that support the flow of work, knowing who does what, and sharing information regularly between teams and departments. Managing PCs beyond the firewall. Let’s look at some.

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APT Attacks & Prevention

eSecurity Planet

The traditional purposes of an APT were to extract information for espionage or to commit sabotage. The DazzleSpy backdoor software had interesting features to foil detection, including end-to-end encryption to avoid firewall inspection as well as a feature that cut off communication if a TLS-inspection proxy was detected. Monitoring.

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