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Human firewalls: The first line of defense against cyber threats in 2025

CIO

What is a human firewall? A human firewall is a collective effort of individuals within an organization that fights and wards off cybersecurity threats (such as phishing and ransomware), especially ones that use social engineering. It also boasts a massive advantage over hardware and software firewalls: common sense.

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AI in the Enterprise: 5 key findings of AI usage and threat trends

CIO

The just-released ThreatLabz 2025 AI Security Report examines the intersection of enterprise AI usage and security, drawing insights from 536.5 The report reveals how enterprises worldwide and across industries are using and managing AI/ML tools, highlighting both their benefits and security concerns.

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What’s next for network firewalls?

CIO

Firewalls have come a long way from their humble beginnings of assessing network traffic based on appearance alone. Here are six predictions for the future of the firewall. For example, a typical NGFW now may be equipped with firewalling, SD-WAN, a Wi-Fi controller for SD-Branch, an Ethernet controller, and zero-trust functionality.

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Palo Alto Networks a Leader in Forrester Enterprise Firewalls Report

Palo Alto Networks

We created the first Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) more than a decade ago and have continued to keep our customers ahead of fast-evolving threats in the years since then. Forrester has named Palo Alto Networks a Leader in its Forrester Wave : Enterprise Firewalls, Q3 2020 report.

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Shaking Up Security — The Power of AI-Native SOCs

Palo Alto Networks

{{interview_audio_title}} 00:00 00:00 Volume Slider 10s 10s 10s 10s Seek Slider Like legacy security tools, such as traditional firewalls and signature-based antivirus software, organizations that have more traditional (and potentially more vulnerable) SOCs are struggling to keep pace with the increasing volume and sophistication of threats.

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CVE-2020-12271: Zero-Day SQL Injection Vulnerability in Sophos XG Firewall Exploited in the Wild

Tenable

Sophos pushes a hotfix to address a SQL injection vulnerability in Sophos XG Firewall that was exploited in the wild. On April 22, Sophos published a knowledge base entry on the Sophos Community regarding the discovery of a zero-day vulnerability in the Sophos XG Firewall that was exploited in the wild. Background. Proof of concept.

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2015 Cyberthreat Defense Report Reveals Cyberattacks Rising and Confidence Sinking

CTOvision

The more fact-based reports based on forensics are much more important (this brings to mind what John Oliver said about opinions vs facts ). Phishing, malware, and zero-days top of mind. Most respondents signaled they expect to be breached in the next 12 months. Fed up with inadequate endpoint defenses.

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