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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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Navigating Firewall Security Policy Challenges in Technology Organizations: How FireMon Simplifies Complexity

Firemon

Organizations in this field lead the charge in adopting cutting-edge architectures like hybrid clouds, microservices, and DevSecOps practices. However, these innovations also bring a unique set of challenges when it comes to managing firewall security policies.

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Top Three Ways Organizations Were Unprepared for Cyberattacks in 2023

Palo Alto Networks

We found that over 85% of organizations had Remote Desktop Protocol internet-accessible for at least 25% of a month, significantly increasing the risk of a ransomware attack. Organizations must get their arms around their internet-facing attack surface, which is more easily said than done.

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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. Cybercrime is profitable with increasingly complex and organized business ecosystem that includes ransomware as a service (RaaS) and cybercrime as a service (CaaS).

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Firewall in Computer Network

The Crazy Programmer

Nowadays, the firewall is used mainly in organizations and also by individuals. But do you know what type of advantages users get after installing a firewall on their computer? Are there any disadvantages of using a firewall on computer devices? What is Firewall in Computer Network?

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

CIO

With AI fundamentally changing both how businesses operate and how cybercriminals attack, organizations must maintain a current and comprehensive understanding of the enterprise AI landscape. Traditional security approaches reliant on firewalls and VPNs are woefully insufficient against the speed and sophistication of AI-powered threats.

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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. Find the details about a composite organization representative of interviewed and surveyed customers who realized a significant 163% return on investment (ROI) over 3 years.

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