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Cisco Recognized for 2021 Market Leadership Global Network Firewall Industry Excellence in Best Practices

Tech Republic Security

Network firewalls are a critical line of defense in securing enterprise networks and protecting their vital data. The rapid transition to cloud infrastructure makes managing networks quite complex and cumbersome, leaving security and information technology (IT) teams with the overwhelming task of determining proper restrictions and access.

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

eSecurity Planet

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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Actions Target Russian Govt. Botnet, Hydra Dark Market

Krebs on Security

Department of Justice (DOJ) says the GRU’s hackers built Cyclops Blink by exploiting previously undocumented security weaknesses in firewalls and routers made by both ASUS and WatchGuard Technologies. A statement from the U.S. ” HYDRA. Federation Tower, Moscow. Image: Evgeniy Vasilev. billion euros in 2020 alone.

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NEW TECH: Alcide introduces a “microservices firewall” as a dynamic ‘IaaS’ market takes shape

The Last Watchdog

As a tech reporter at USA TODAY, I wrote stories about how Google fractured Microsoft’s Office monopoly , and then how Google clawed ahead of Apple to dominate the global smartphone market. Gartner estimates that the so-called Infrastructure-as-a-service-Market (IaaS) global market will jump from to $83.5 billion in 2018.

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Cisco Secure Firewall Garners a ‘Hat-Trick’

Cisco Security

Along similar lines, Cisco Secure Firewall celebrates three scores in 2021: Cisco was the only vendor recognized by Frost & Sullivan with the Best Practices Market Leadership Award for excellence in the network firewall market. The team would present a bowler with a hat to celebrate the achievement.

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Akamai's new cloud firewall capabilities aim to protect network edge

CSO Magazine

Content delivery network (CDN) and cloud security services provider Akamai Technologies has added a network cloud firewall capability to its cloud-based DDoS platform, Akamai Prolexic. To read this article in full, please click here

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Palo Alto Enters Small Business, Remote and Home Markets with Okyo

eSecurity Planet

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) is bringing its enterprise-class security to small business and home markets with Okyo , a Wi-Fi 6 hardware device announced today. The device will face tougher competition in the consumer market, where antivirus software with machine-learning capabilities can be had for around $100 a year.