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Four Common Firewall Misconfigurations That Give Access To Bad Actors

Firemon

Over twenty years on, some of the same policy-driven firewall misconfigurations are still pervasive, especially with today’s increasingly complex – and sometimes poor – cybersecurity postures. When the firewall is to blame, it’s often a firewall misconfiguration that provides attackers with unintended access.

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Research Shows 163% ROI with Palo Alto Networks Software Firewalls

Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks software firewalls not only provide superb security for applications and workloads in all clouds and networks but also pay for themselves. You’ll discover how our family of software Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs) – virtual, container, managed cloud service – provided $3.70

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A Practical History of the Firewall – Part 4: The Next Generation

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The Next-Generation Firewall Market Penetration of the Next-Gen Firewall The Platform The Future of the Firewall Book a Demo Jody Brazil CEO at FireMon As hardware and software performance improved, the difference in firewall performance between the different vendors became much smaller.

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A Practical History of the Firewall – Part 3: Performance Takes Center Stage

Firemon

The Rise of the ASIC The Appliance Becomes the Standard Security Goes Mainstream Book a Demo Jody Brazil CEO at FireMon By the early 2000s, proxies had lost, and stateful inspection dominated the market. As internet speeds increased and firewall adoption inside the enterprise increased, performance drove purchasing decisions.

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A Practical History of the Firewall – Part 2: The Value of Management

Firemon

The Check Point Policy Editor The Check Point Central Object Repository Central Logging Multi-Domain Management and OPSEC Cisco and the CLI were a Dominant Player Book a Demo Jody Brazil CEO at FireMon Check Point and stateful inspection firewalls won the early battle against proxy firewalls ( Part 1: Early Days ).

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Research Shows 115% ROI with VM-Series Virtual Firewalls

Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks VM-Series virtual firewalls pay for themselves, and now you can get all the details about significant 115% return on investment (ROI) over three years with a six-month payback period in a just-released Forrester Consulting study. See Cost Avoidance Measured in Seven Figures. High-Performance Security Slices Fixed Costs.

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Network Security: A Top Priority for Healthcare Organizations

Firemon

How is FireMon Better Book a Demo Healthcare companies have a responsibility to protect sensitive patient data and ensure compliance with regulations like HIPAA. They help streamline the complex task of managing firewalls and security policies, which is vital for maintaining a secure network. Why Act Now? Why Choose FireMon?