Posts tagged ‘Next Generation Firewall’

How NGFW Fits into Your Zero Trust Strategy

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By Brad LaPorte

February 5, 2025

Zero Trust requires organizations to assume that threats can originate from anywhere—both inside and outside the network. This approach emphasizes strict identity verification and continuous monitoring to protect sensitive resources. Advanced security tools, such as Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs), play a pivotal role in implementing this strategy. These technologies provide enhanced visibility and granular access control to meet the demands of hybrid and cloud-first environments.

Versa SD-WAN and Microsoft Entra Combine for End-to-End Networking and Security

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By Maurice Landrum
Solution Architect
November 19, 2024

Versa and Microsoft have partnered to integrate identity-centric internet access security with intelligent network connectivity. With sophisticated cyberattacks increasing year over year, organizations are scrambling to upgrade their access security and complement it with intelligent and secure transport at the WAN for improved end-to-end protection and performance.

Versa Achieves Exceptional Results in CyberRatings.org SSE Threat Protection and ZTNA Tests 

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By Dan Maier
Chief Marketing Officer, Versa Networks
October 24, 2024

In the crowded landscape of cloud-delivered Security Service Edge (SSE), relying on vendor claims of performance and security can often lead to disappointment. Increasingly, enterprises are seeking actual test results to validate the solutions they are considering.

CyberRatings.org Recommends Versa Networks as a Top Tier Next Generation Firewall for Cloud Deployments

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By Jon Taylor
Director and Principal of Security, Versa Networks
April 3, 2024

Cloud security is mission critical especially in an environment where cyber threats have evolved in frequency and sophistication like never before making the need for highly efficient and robust cloud firewall solutions is undeniable. CyberRatings.org (CRO) is a cyber assessment firm focused on providing independent, objective ratings of security product efficacy based on real-world testing. They just finished a rigorous evaluation of eleven vendors in the Cloud Network Firewall space, including the Versa Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) for cloud deployments. This detailed analysis tested Cloud Firewall performance for key capabilities across: Routing and access control TLS/SSL functionality Stability and reliability…

Detect Zero-Day Exploits in Microsoft’s Exchange Server

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By Versa Threat Research Lab
Versa Networks
March 9, 2021

Last week, Microsoft released an important blog that details that details how HAFNIUM, a state-sponsored threat actor operating out of China, exploited Microsoft Exchange Servers with zero-day exploits along with other code execution vulnerabilities in the Sharepoint software. Microsoft advises that these es are only intended to be a temporary fix. Customers are still required to update their software to the latest version and apply any relevant security es to their server.

The NSA’s Top 25 Most Exploited Vulnerabilities

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By Winny Thomas
Principal Security Architect
December 23, 2020

The National Security Agency published a list of 25 CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) that were most exploited by threat actors in recent times. Some of these CVE’s were used to deliver malicious software that allowed monitoring remote networks, maintaining continued access to remote networks, and, in some cases, using these CVEs to pivot to other systems within the internal network. For example, CVE-2019-11510 was used to gain access to sensitive VPN information of user accounts and then use the credentials to deliver ransomware like Sodinokibi. Similarly, CVE-2019-0803 was used to establish a backdoor to gain and maintain access to…

Edge Networks Provide the Glue for the Business and its Branches

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By Versa Staff
Versa Networks
July 23, 2020

A key component of classic go-to-market strategies is to evaluate the requirements to compete in modern business by how we align our pricing models. We conduct competitive analysis to define product features and functions and build in unique differentiation to one-up our rivals. To support our products, we hire and train staff to ensure customer service and satisfaction ratings are the best in the industry. This is the digital age, where everyone, on some level, lives and works in a fully virtualized world. Unless we pay cash (remember cash), we can’t buy anything without a secure network. For contemporary times,…

Secure SD-WAN Architecture Overview

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By Versa Staff
Versa Networks
May 7, 2020

Why not keep the WAN you already have? Why migrate to Secure SD-WAN? In a nutshell: to remove complexity and inefficiencies from your network operations; to use an architecture tailored specifically to address the heightened security needs and altered traffic patterns in your network. The typical legacy WAN branch office contains a tall stack of boxes: WiFi, switch, router, WAAS, security appliance. And if you already have an SD-WAN deployed, then also an SD-WAN box. A lot of boxes, consuming power and space. Tracing the path of a packet through this quagmire, fully 60% of the processing is duplicated in…

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Gartner Research Report

2024 Gartner® Magic QuadrantTM for SD-WAN

For the fifth year in a row, Versa has been positioned as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for SD-WAN. We are one of only three recognized vendors to be in the Gartner Magic Quadrant reports for SD-WAN, Single-Vendor SASE, and Security Service Edge.