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Network Security-as-a-Service: beyond the Next Generation Firewall

CATO Networks

About 10 years ago, a small startup, Palo Alto Networks, innovated the Next Generation Firewall (NGFW). Existing enterprise firewalls relied on the use of specific ports to apply application security rules. By application, I dont mean salesforce.com. Firewalls are complex entities.

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Firewall as a Service and your biggest network security challenge

CATO Networks

We recently held a webinar focused on educating network professionals about Firewall as a Service (FWaaS). At the beginning of this webinar, we asked the audience what is your biggest challenge running distributed network security today? Using an MPLS network and routing the traffic over a reliable network.

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Why Application Awareness is Essential for Firewall Security 

CATO Networks

Firewalls – the foundation of an organizations network security strategy – filters network traffic and can enforce an organizations security rules. However, a firewall is only effective if it can accurately identify network traffic and apply the appropriate security policies and filtering rules.

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Firewall as a Service vs UTM

CATO Networks

Every organization eventually needs to re-evaluate their existing firewall vendors. In these situations, network managers need to evaluate the state of their vendors firewall and the future viability of their security software and hardware.

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The Future of the Firewall is in the Cloud 

CATO Networks

I read with some surprise the interview with Zscalers CEO, Jay Chaudry, in CRN where he stated that the network firewalls will go the way of the mainframe, that the network is just plumbing and that Zscaler proxy overlay architecture will replace it with its application switchboard. The proxy firewalls faded.

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What is a UTM Firewall and What Is Beyond It?

CATO Networks

Lets take a look to find out what s beyond the UTM and the future of network security. Firewalls Evolve Over the Years Before the UTM, there was the basic firewall. Traditionally, port 80 of the firewall bore extra scrutiny because this is where web traffic came in. The same can be said on the application side.

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Advanced Network Security Technologies

CATO Networks

Since the release of Gartners Market Guide for Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) last April, ZTNA has been one of the biggest buzzwords in network security, and for good reason. A policy of zero trust helps enterprises limit exposure to the myriad of threats facing the modern network.