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

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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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IT leaders see big business potential in small AI models

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By 2027, smaller, context-specific models will outpace their counterparts with usage volume at least three times more than those of LLMs, according to a recent report from Gartner, which also claims LLM response accuracy declines for tasks requiring specific business context.

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What’s next for network firewalls?

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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

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According to the Verizon 2024 Data Breach Investigations Report , 68% of cybersecurity breaches are caused by human error. LastPass reports that 80% of all hacking-related breaches leveraged either stolen and/or weak passwords. INE Security emphasizes the importance of regular training for all employees.

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

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However, these innovations also bring a unique set of challenges when it comes to managing firewall security policies. However, each change to the networkwhether adding new applications, services, or APIsrequires corresponding updates to firewall security policies.

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CVE-2025-23006: SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 1000 Zero-Day Reportedly Exploited

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Possible active exploitation in the wild According to SonicWalls Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT), there are reports of possible active exploitation of this flaw by threat actors. According to SonicWall, SMA 100 series and SonicWall Firewall devices are not impacted. Solution SonicWall has released version 12.4.3-02854

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

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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.