The Ultimate Guide to Firewalls
2024 edition
Overview
Like its real-world namesake, a firewall in computer technology is a structure preventing unwanted incursion. The real world one slows or stops fire, the virtual one slows or stops hackers and malware as a barrier between the internet and your private network. Firewalls can be physical devices monitoring and filtering traffic going into or out of the network, or it can be a software product or service. A Next Gen firewall performs essentially the same task, but with added intelligence – including application awareness and control, integrated intrusion prevention, and threat intelligence.
Analyst reports
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Gartner Market Guide on SaaS
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Gartner on Endpoint Protection
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Thu, 11th Jul 2024
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Gartner on Network Infrastructure
Fortinet recognised as Challenger in 2024 Gartner Magic...
Thu, 11th Jul 2024
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Gartner on Network Security
Trend Micro launches Inline NDR to enhance network secu...
Tue, 11th Jun 2024
Expert columns
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By Scott Mann of Check Point Software Technologies
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By Devasmita Das of ColorTokens
Beyond prevention: Why breach readiness is your cyberse...
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By Dave Gerry of Bugcrowd
Pen testing must evolve to keep pace with telco threats
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By Matt Caffrey of Barracuda
Email threats never stop evolving – these are the lates...
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By Janine Morris of AvePoint
Strengthening an organisations cybersecurity posture in...
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Interviews
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Exclusive: Gigamon CEO highlights importance of deep ob...
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Discussing Cloud Services
Exclusive: Yubico's Geoff Schomburgk discusses future o...
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Discussing Cloud Services
Exclusive: Barracuda's insights for World Backup Day
Tue, 2nd Apr 2024
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Discussing Unified Communications
Bad bots make up 30% of internet traffic and they’re af...
Mon, 6th Nov 2023
More expert columns
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By Matt Caffrey of Barracuda
Protecting against the cost and impact of cyber crime
Wed, 31st Jul 2024
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By Jayden Soh of StarHub
Safeguarding businesses against deepfake threats to emp...
Mon, 8th Jul 2024
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By Djeffri Setiawan of Genetec
Rethinking physical security creates new partner opport...
Tue, 25th Jun 2024
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By Matt Caffrey of Barracuda Networks
The six big challenges facing Australian MSPs in 2024
Thu, 20th Jun 2024
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By Sean Abbott of Exabeam
Ticketmaster cyberattack - what lessons can be learnt?
Fri, 7th Jun 2024
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By Gigamon
Network visibility: How to improve it and why it will i...
Mon, 3rd Jun 2024
Top players
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Move at Cisco
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Move at Microsoft
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Move at Sophos
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