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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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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. If this is too much, consider an public/private network design to reduce the traffic filtered by the firewall. Conclusion Cloud Firewall makes it easy to filter web traffic. Looking for more examples?

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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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These Services Shall Not Pass: Abusing Service Tags to Bypass Azure Firewall Rules (Customer Action Required)

Tenable

Azure customers whose firewall rules rely on Azure Service Tags, pay attention: You could be at risk due to a vulnerability detected by Tenable Research. Tenable Research has discovered a vulnerability in Azure that allows an attacker to bypass firewall rules based on Azure Service Tags by forging requests from trusted services.

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Just Released and Ready for Download — Software Firewalls for Dummies

Palo Alto Networks

If you want to protect applications and workloads throughout today’s complex and interrelated environments, you need software firewalls. You can better understand the extensive need and numerous use cases for virtual firewalls, container firewalls and managed cloud firewalls with our essential guide, “ Software Firewalls for Dummies.”

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Firewall Security: Is a Secure, Firewall-less Network Possible? Perhaps, But Why Would You?

Firemon

Just three years ago, technology headlines were rife with articles stating that the firewall was obsolete. And maybe that prophecy would have come true if we were stuck with the same old firewalls that could only perform simple packet filtering. Learn how FireMon Firewall Security solves your most complex problems.

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Robust Intelligence raises $30M Series B to stress test AI models

TechCrunch

To do so, the company offers its users what it calls the Robust Intelligence Model Engine (RIME), with what is essentially an AI firewall at its core. This firewall wraps around a company’s AI models and protects it from making mistakes by constantly stress testing these models. Image Credits: Robust Intelligence.

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