Firemon

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

According to Gartner, 99% of firewall and cloud security failures can be attributed to errors in configuration. Misconfigurations are well-documented as a source of the expanding cybersecurity gap, especially when it comes to an organization’s firewalls.

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Firemon

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

If you’re reading this blog, you’re likely interested in learning more about FireMon Policy Analyzer or have just run your first assessment and are curious how to get the most out of your results. The dashboard provides a visual representation of the overall policy health within that particular firewall.

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Firemon

JANUARY 13, 2025

In todays fast-paced and complex technology environments, even small configuration errors can lead to security vulnerabilities, outages, or compliance issues. Below is an overview of key impacts, highlighting their importance in reducing vulnerabilities, ensuring compliance, and enhancing operational effectiveness.

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Firemon

JULY 21, 2020

It’s an enormous and unending daily challenge to make sure that changes to firewall policies are not just executed quickly and efficiently, but changes don’t decrease the security of your network. Through the next several years, Gartner says that misconfiguration errors will be responsible for 99% of all firewall security breaches. .

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Apiumhub

DECEMBER 9, 2024

This integration not only improves security by ensuring that secrets in code or configuration files are never exposed but also improves compliance with regulatory standards. Compliance : For companies in regulated industries, managing secrets securely is essential to comply with standards such as GDPR, HIPAA, and SOC 2.

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Firemon

MAY 5, 2025

Structured security assessments provide critical insights during system upgrades, compliance reviews, and following security incidents to maintain defensive readiness. Implementing strict policies and advanced verification methods can prevent potential data breaches.

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Tenable

APRIL 9, 2025

A misconfigured web application firewall. In addition, having misconfigured cloud resources puts your organization on the wrong side of regulatory compliance, and thus open to costly penalties, fines and litigation. Then you can prioritize and document their remediation in compliance reports for your leaders, auditors and regulators.

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Firemon

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

An Agile Approach to Managing Network Security Policy. Today we announced the industry’s first agile network security policy platform which marks both the delivery of core new features and a statement of our future direction. Misconfigurations are the leading cause of breaches , compliance violations, and unplanned downtime.

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OTS Solutions

JUNE 21, 2023

However, as more organizations rely on these applications, the need for enterprise application security and compliance measures is becoming increasingly important. Breaches in security or compliance can result in legal liabilities, reputation damage, and financial losses.

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John Snow Labs

APRIL 22, 2025

Because what CMS is doing goes beyond economicsits a clear policy signal. Regulatory Compliance: CMS audits MA plans to make sure the diagnoses they submit are actually supported by the patients medical records. And with CMS reinforcing its requirements for documentation and outcomes, the additional funding comes at a critical time.

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Firemon

MARCH 26, 2025

Network security management is the practice of keeping digital environments secure, running smoothly, and in compliance with industry regulations. A strong security management strategy integrates technology, policies, and operational processes to build a resilient defense system.

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Network Firewall Weak Development Team Compliance 52

Firemon

MARCH 14, 2025

If your organization relied on Skybox for firewall policy management, security posture assessment, or compliance tracking, you now face a critical decision: What comes next? Rushing into a decision could lead to inefficiencies, compliance risks, and unnecessary costs.

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Firemon

DECEMBER 2, 2024

As cyber threats grow in scale and sophistication, the role of firewall security policies has never been more critical. However, managing these policies is no easy feat, especially in an environment where agility and security must coexist. Balancing policy updates with uptime demands requires a finely tuned approach.

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CTOvision

MAY 22, 2014

Organizations are giving more priority to development of information security policies, as protecting their assets is one of the prominent things that needs to be considered. Lack of clarity in InfoSec policies can lead to catastrophic damages which cannot be recovered. Security policies are tailored to the specific mission goals.

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Firemon

DECEMBER 5, 2024

However, these innovations also bring a unique set of challenges when it comes to managing firewall security policies. A Network Security Policy Management (NSPM) platform like FireMon offers a tailored solution, enabling technology organizations to streamline operations, ensure compliance, and reduce risk.

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Firemon

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

This is part 2 of a 4-part series addressing compliance myths and what you need to know about uniting compliance and security in a hybrid environment. Many organizations have adopted a passive compliance playbook. Regulations continued to change, but firewall policies may or may not have been updated.

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Firemon

OCTOBER 19, 2020

To err is human, and with many enterprises managing 100 firewalls or more, there are plenty of chances for humans to err. Almost two out of every three businesses are still using manual firewall change management processes, despite ever-increasing volumes of change requests. The costs of managing firewalls are often hidden.

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Firemon

MARCH 12, 2025

FireMon Insights leverages AI-powered intelligence to streamline security policy management and compliance. Strengthened Compliance Management Keeping up with changing regulations can be a challenge for enterprises. AI simplifies compliance by automating security controls, identifying risks, and generating real-time reports.

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Firemon

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Through its new partnership with Zscaler , FireMon has responded to this need by enabling our customers to visualize and manage Zscaler Advanced Cloud Firewall policies alongside those in traditional network security enforcement points like firewalls, routers, and cloud security groups.

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CIO

JULY 11, 2022

Then, based on policies defined by the operator, SD-WAN steers the traffic along the best path to ensure data moves along the fastest route. Its portfolio of security offerings includes DDoS mitigation, managed firewall and unified threat management, all designed to complement its SD-WAN technology.

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Tenable

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Harden configurations : Follow best practices for the deployment environment, such as using hardened containers for running ML models; applying allowlists on firewalls; encrypting sensitive AI data; and employing strong authentication. So how do you identify, manage and prevent shadow AI?

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CIO

JULY 12, 2023

Zero Trust practices are becoming part of many regulatory and industry compliance requirements. The cloud-based SASE architecture makes possible the promise of true technology convergence—common services, single policy, consistent availability—easing the path for organizations seeking to merge and maximize the potential of their teams.

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Security Trends Firewall WAN 147

CIO

JULY 8, 2024

It could introduce biased results that run afoul of antidiscrimination laws and company policies. A March 2024 ISACA poll of 3,270 digital trust professionals found that only 15% of organizations have AI policies (even as 70% of respondents said their staff use AI and 60% said employees are using genAI).

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Firemon

OCTOBER 26, 2021

With Halloween around the corner, here’s a real-world firewall policy horror story. ( As a Sales Engineer, I spend a lot of days doing demos of our products, talking to Security Engineers, Compliance Folks, DevOps Managers, and CISOs about firewall and network security. They scrambled to figure out why this rule existed.

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Network Firewall Policies Compliance 98

Ivanti

APRIL 4, 2021

Zero trust states that the traditional perimeter security controls like your company’s firewall or your home router will not keep nation-state funded advanced persistent threats (APT) from breaching your defenses.

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Firemon

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

These standards form the foundation of cybersecurity measures within the healthcare sector, ensuring compliance, mitigating risks, and safeguarding patient trust. This post will outline HIPAA cybersecurity requirements, explore best practices, and provide a checklist to help your enterprise ensure compliance.

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CIO

AUGUST 21, 2024

In practice, that could mean firewalls protecting the cloud perimeter, then identity management tools (authentication, authorization, accounting, or AAA) to ensure only authorized users are allowed in.

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Palo Alto Networks

JANUARY 3, 2020

Other network components such as switches, routers, WLAN controllers and firewalls also utilize SGTs to enforce access control security policies. With the new Panorama plugin for Cisco TrustSec , your enterprise IT teams can create a security policy for your TrustSec environment using dynamic address groups (DAGs).

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Firemon

DECEMBER 17, 2024

This article examines why a host based firewall strategy is vital in todays threat landscape, key benefits, how they operate, and tools to simplify their management across an enterprise. What Is a Host Based Firewall? Enhance Device Security Firewalls installed directly on devices provide a robust layer of protection at the endpoint.

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Firewall Enterprise Policies Comparison 52

CTOvision

JUNE 30, 2015

Knowing the interaction of firewall rules, and uncovering vulnerabilities introduced by misconfiguration, is vital. Uncovering unused, hidden, and redundant rules, which can have unforeseen impact on overall security, would help to simplify the overall firewall environment.

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Firewall Data Compliance Network 114

CIO

JULY 11, 2022

This growth is certainly a testament to some of the more well-known benefits of SD-WAN technology , such as centralized network policy management, network flexibility and application-aware routing. The basic firewall functionality may not be enough to help protect enterprise networks. billion in 2024. Key considerations.

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Kaseya

APRIL 10, 2025

Many security tools, such as antivirus, endpoint detection and response (EDR) and firewalls, dont protect user activity within these cloud applications. Automated security policy system: With Fortify, you can apply security recommendations across all of your tenants in minutes, saving valuable IT time and ensuring consistent protection.

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Firemon

APRIL 15, 2025

Network security analysis is essential for safeguarding an organization’s sensitive data, maintaining industry compliance, and staying ahead of threats. The following table outlines how different types of assessments improve threat detection, regulatory compliance, operational efficiency, and recovery efforts.

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CIO

MAY 6, 2025

The second shift is the adoption by many companies of a mix of managed and unmanaged devices, such as BYOD, within their ecosystem making security compliance harder. That includes the ability to administer granular security policies and defend against threats as well as a better user experience.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2022

According to Gartner, organizations running cloud infrastructure services will suffer a minimum of 2,300 violations of least privilege policies — i.e. when a user is given privileges above what they need to do their job — per account each year by 2024. He’s not wrong.

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Firemon

MAY 26, 2020

In the age of clouds and hybrid clouds and multi clouds, effectively managing network and firewall policy and compliance isn’t a simple matter for any organization. Security must be agile to protect the global network and to ensure compliance. Moving fast to meet business needs and respond to changes is non-negotiable.

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Firemon

OCTOBER 8, 2024

How to Set up Firewall Rules What Are Firewall Rules? In this guide, we’ll walk through how to create firewall rules, covering everything from different types of rules to the best practices for managing them. What Are Firewall Rules? Allows specific services , like SSH or FTP, while blocking unwanted protocols.

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