firewall
Orgs choose network performance over security
An alarming number of organizations are disabling advanced firewall features in order to avoid significant network performance degradation, say the results of the Network …
Most IT sec pros still rely on perimeter security to stop APTs
78 percent of IT security professionals are confident that firewalls and antimalware tools are robust enough to combat today’s advanced persistent threats, say the …
McAfee Next Generation Firewall integrates with key technologies
McAfee, part of Intel Security, announced the latest release of McAfee Next Generation Firewall, which now integrates with several key McAfee solutions and technologies, …
Twenty five years of firewall innovation
When the internet was first launched on a mass scale back in the late 80s, it is understandable that the technology industry got more than a little excited – the way we …
Cisco unveils threat-focused next-generation firewall
Cisco introduced a threat-focused Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW). Cisco ASA with FirePOWER Services provides the full contextual awareness and dynamic controls needed to …
The 25th anniversary of the firewall: Celebrating a new generation
This month marks the 25th anniversary of the firewall and, like a parent looking back on the life of his children, I wonder where the time went. The McAfee Infographic that …
Infographic: 25 years of the firewall
This month the firewall turned 25, and McAfee is celebrating with an infographic that creatively depicts its lifetime. Click on the image below to download the complete …
Top 10 technologies for information security in 2014
Gartner highlighted the top 10 technologies for information security and their implications for security organizations in 2014. “Enterprises are dedicating increasing …
Global UTM and NGFW market to reach $5.32 billion in 2018
The dynamic nature of security threats and network traffic has challenged the efficacy of legacy firewall systems, paving the way for next generation firewalls (NGFW) and …
McAfee expands Comprehensive Threat Protection
At the RSA Conference, McAfee announced expanded capabilities to find, freeze, and fix advanced threats faster to win the fight against advanced and evasive targeted attacks. …
Qualys releases Web Application Firewall
Today at the RSA Conference, Qualys announced the availability of its QualysGuard Web Application Firewall (WAF) service for web applications running in Amazon EC2 and …
Fortinet upgrades and extends its Next-Generation Firewall
At the RSA Conference in San Francisco, Fortinet announced an update to the company’s FortiOS network security operating system, along with new releases for integrated …