So what is the so-called Next Generation Firewall? Abbreviated as NGFW, it’s a term popular with vendors, and favored by the Gartner consultancy, to describe newer types of firewalls that go far ...

While firewalls can secure Internet access, protect mission-critical information, and leverage the Internet to connect a global enterprise, they’re just the starting point for building a security ...

After 20-plus years of service, the technology remains a core part of the IT security stack despite its long predicted demise Phil Cummings says network firewalls will continue to be a critical piece ...

Knowing what’s happening on your network is a pre-requisite to controlling the traffic. We call that visibility because it combines all of the information the firewall knows, including session and ...

That may be tough to do on your own, so you should have an approval process set up for allowing new services through your firewall. Someone on your executive management team, your network engineering ...

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Easier said than done, right? There is a common misperception that firewalls are a one-time configuration job -- that once it's set up and running, there is nothing left to do. The reality is that ...

Juniper Networks is throwing down the gauntlet in the security market by enhancing its Software-Defined Secure Networks (SDSN) framework, which it says opens up new software revenue opportunities for ...

Jeremy Hobson: Microsoft is making a $1.2 billion bet on social networking. The computer software giant is buying Yammer, which is like Facebook for businesses. John Dimsdale reports Microsoft is ...