eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Backdoors are among the most challenging types of threats to protect against. Experts say the best defense is a multi-pronged network security strategy that includes a firewall, anti-malware software, network monitoring, intrusion detection and prevention (IDPS), and data protection. Jump ahead: Adware. Bots and botnets.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

Despite the rapid evolution of what constitutes the users, assets, and connections, the fundamentals of networking security remain the same: block external threats, protect internal network communications, monitor the network for internal and external threats, and ensure that users only access authorized parts of the network.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

54% of ESG respondents stated that the primary drivers behind technology spending were strengthening of cybersecurity and improving resiliency against attacks. The threat of impending cyber danger, then, was far more important than other pressing business issues. Security is quite different from other areas of IT.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 8, 2023

More advanced tools may include additional options such as threat feeds, sandboxing, and AI-enhanced analytics. As with email security tools, advanced firewalls tend to be placed at the edge of local networks and thus are more appropriate for protecting a small number of local email servers.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Many of these vendors also rank on our top next-gen firewall (NGFW) page. The Barracuda Web Security Gateway lets organizations benefit from online applications and tools without exposure to web-borne threats (such as phishing) or diminished user productivity and misused bandwidth. Key differentiators.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 15, 2021

Detection only identifies malicious behavior but won’t take action to block or prevent attacks when one is detected. Prevention systems can adjust firewall rules on the fly to block or drop malicious traffic when it is detected but they do not have the robust identification capabilities of detection systems.

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