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The 12 Best Managed Firewall Services, Compared and Priced
GBHackers compares 12 managed firewall service providers, naming Fortinet best value and Secureworks best detection while flagging recent ownership changes.
The buyer's guide evaluates 12 managed firewall/MSSP providers across cost tiers, contract terms, and service models. Fortinet is rated best value, Secureworks best detection, NTT Data best global reach, and Cato Networks best for organizations wanting to stop owning firewalls. The article highlights that Secureworks was acquired by Sophos for roughly $859 million in February 2025, the Trustwave-Cybereason merger was terminated in March 2025, LevelBlue is the rebranded AT&T Cybersecurity business, and Comcast Business absorbed Masergy.
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Sophos fixed critical vulnerabilities in its Firewall product
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Zyxel adds enhancements and two new firewalls to its USG FLEX family of mid-range firewalls for SMBs
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Cisco Warns of CVSS 10.0 FMC RADIUS Flaw Allowing Remote Code Execution
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Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance, Secure Firewall Threat Defense, and Secure Firewall Management Center Software Hardening Release: September 2026
Cisco's September 2026 firewall hardening release fixes internally found ASA, FTD, and FMC flaws, two of which are actively exploited.
Cisco released September 2026 hardening updates for Secure Firewall ASA, FTD, and FMC software addressing multiple vulnerabilities discovered during a comprehensive internal security review. Two of the vulnerabilities are known to be actively exploited, including a Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center static credential vulnerability. Details are provided in separate linked advisories.
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Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance and Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software for Secure Firewall 3100 and 4200 Series DTLS Denial of Service Vulnerability
Cisco patched a DTLS flaw in ASA and FTD software for Secure Firewall 3100/4200 series letting unauthenticated attackers trigger device reloads.
Improper resource management when processing DTLS messages in Cisco ASA and Secure Firewall Threat Defense software for Secure Firewall 3100 and 4200 series devices allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause a denial of service. Exploitation via a crafted stream of DTLS traffic causes the device to reload. Cisco has released software updates.
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AWS makes it easier to spot firewall rules that have gone quiet
AWS Network Firewall added rule hit counts for stateful rules, letting teams identify unused rules and validate control effectiveness at no added cost.
AWS Network Firewall's rule hit count capability gives security teams visibility into which stateful firewall rules are matching traffic, helping identify unused or redundant rules and validate controls for compliance frameworks like PCI DSS 4.0 and DORA. The feature covers stateful rules in custom and managed rule groups, is enabled by default at no additional Network Firewall cost, and is available in all supported Regions except UAE and Bahrain. Data is surfaced in the Network Firewall dashboard's Top Rule Hits view and can be queried via CloudWatch Logs Insights or Amazon Athena.
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WordPress Security Plugins: How to Choose the Right One
Sucuri's guide breaks WordPress security plugins into hardening, malware scanning, integrity monitoring, and filtering types, and explains how to evaluate and layer them.
The Sucuri guide explains that WordPress security plugins bundle five capabilities - hardening, malware detection, integrity monitoring, activity logging, and application-level filtering - and that plugins run only after WordPress loads, unlike server-level firewalls. It lists leading causes of compromise: outdated plugins and themes, weak or reused credentials, nulled premium software, insecure configuration, and shared-hosting cross-contamination. It concludes with evaluation criteria and a post-installation security checklist for owners without dedicated security teams.
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