Last year, IDC called firewall policy management a foundation organizations could no longer ignore. This year, the message is more direct. In its 2026 report, Building on Enforcement: Network ...

Network security issues are among the most significant challenges for larger enterprises. In fact, a UK government Cyber Security Breach Survey revealed that 50% of all businesses in the United ...

This column is available in a weekly newsletter called IT Best Practices. Click here to subscribe. Firewalls that protect enterprise networks play a crucial role on the front line of defense. The ...

Different types of firewalls, including hardware, virtual, cloud-native, and firewall as a service, can be deployed and managed from a central interface with a hybrid mesh firewall platform. As ...

Mike Chapple is a teaching professor of IT, analytics and operations at the University of Notre Dame. Network firewalls are one of the mainstay security controls that organizations rely on to protect ...

Managing firewall rule sets and policies is a complex and messy business. Simply following a few best practices can go a long way to simplify your life, cut costs, and improve security. Managing ...

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LENEXA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As organizations expand their digital ecosystems, the complexity of managing firewall policies across hybrid and multi-cloud environments continues to rise. An IDC ...

FireMon's recent IDC InfoBrief reveals how organizations are using automation and AI in firewall policy management to improve cybersecurity and reduce operational costs. As organizations expand their ...

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