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Why Schools Need a Network Firewall

Akins IT

The good news is that there is a solution : Fortinet's Security Fabric and Next Generation Firewalls. Safeguarding Your School's IT Infrastructure: The Power of Network Firewalls Thankfully, a specialized school firewall can provide the protection you need to keep your school safe and running smoothly.

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Network Break 417: Zoom Chief Raises Bar For CEO Pay Cuts; Fortinet Rolls Out New Firewall Chips

Packet Pushers

On this week's episode we discuss new chip hardware from Fortinet, Extreme integrating its SD-WAN into its network fabric, the US and UK governments sanctioning members of the Trickbot malware gang, more tech layoffs, why tech CEOs should feel more financial pain, and more. Take a Network Break!

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Network Break 334: Palo Alto Unveils New Security Gear; Arista Saves Time With Lowest-Latency Switch

Packet Pushers

This week's Network Break covers new firewalls & other security products from Palo Alto Networks, discusses Arista's lowest-latency switch (now with EOS), reviews financial results from Cisco and Palo Alto, and explains why Microsoft is making Internet Explorer go away (just not entirely).

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NB503: Apple Buys Stake in Satellite Telecom Company; Arista Enjoys AI Revenue Bump

Packet Pushers

This week we cover a serious Cisco vulnerability, SonicWall offering a firewall warranty, and a security advisory from ID provider Okta. This week we cover a serious Cisco vulnerability, SonicWall offering a firewall warranty, and a security advisory from ID provider Okta.

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Network Break 312: AWS Kneecapped By Kinesis; Linux Unlikely For Apple M1

Packet Pushers

The latest Network Break episode explores AWS's pre-Thanksgiving outage and the lack of fallout, discusses a new AWS firewall service, reports on why Linus Torvalds isn't holding his breath on seeing Linux run on Apple's new M1 SoC, covers the latest tech financial results, and more.

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Back to School Security Checklist

Akins IT

FIREWALLS Whether you provide devices or not, having a strong firewall guards the perimeter of your network, giving you much greater security. Higher education, in particular, has great firewall demands. At that level, financial data, research and development, and other high-value data are at risk for cyber attacks.

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Cato CTRL Threat Research: Unmasking Hellcat – Not Your Average Ransomware Gang

CATO Networks

Such access could compromise student records, financial systems, and critical operational data, potentially leading to severe reputational damage and legal consequences for the institution. Attacks targeting firewalls and critical infrastructure, as evidenced in the attacks against a U.S. Sale of root access for U.S. billion USD.

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