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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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Kubernetes Network Policy

Xebia

To protect your workload from unauthorized access from "malicious" attackers, you can use Kubernetes Network Policies to close down network access to your workload. You can see it like a firewall or compare it to an Azure Network Security Group on a virtual network. The policy is deployed into a Kubernetes namespace.

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

Firemon

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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Enhancing Private 5G Security in industrial deployments

CIO

Owing to this lack of visibility, individual devices cannot easily be identified and profiled, meaning that security teams are unable to apply device profiles or traffic management policies. Shining a light on the OT network NTT DATA has teamed up with Palo Alto Networks (PAN) to solve this challenge.

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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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INE Security Launches New Training Solutions to Enhance Cyber Hygiene for SMBs

CIO

Tip 2: Implementing Strong Password Policies Weak passwords can be easily compromised, giving attackers access to sensitive systems and data. INE Security recommends implementing strong password policies that require the use of complex passwords and regular updates. million.

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How To Configure FQDN Firewall Rules In Google Cloud

Xebia

Filtering web traffic is easy with Cloud Firewall , a cloud-first NGFW with advanced threat protection. A single policy allows or denies traffic to a domain name and applies as fine-grained as tags or service accounts. If this is too much, consider an public/private network design to reduce the traffic filtered by the firewall.

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