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The Death of the Firewall

Despite years of predictions, the global firewall market is still worth about USD $6 billion as hybrid networks and OT keep demand alive.

By Chandrodaya Prasad • 11 min read • Last week

Firewalls

Zyxel tops techconsult firewall rankings, wins VPN acclaim

Users rated Zyxel highest for firewall ease of use and supplier support, giving the Taiwan-based vendor extra visibility in security buying decisions.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2026

Firewalls

Big firms detect cyberattacks but fail to contain them

Big businesses can spot cyber intrusions but struggle to contain them fast, leaving cloud-era networks exposed to deeper, costlier breaches.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026

Virtualisation

Google warns of surge in enterprise zero-day attacks

Google warns attackers are shifting from browsers to corporate systems, as tracked zero-day exploits climb and enterprise edge devices surge.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 9th Mar 2026

Firewalls

Exclusive: e2e-assure CEO on CNI defence from geopolitical cyberattacks

Rob Demain warns that cyber campaigns on critical infrastructure are demanding behaviour-led defence over compliance.

By Jake MacAndrew • 5 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026

Edge Computing

AMD launches EPYC Embedded 4005 series for efficient edge computing

AMD launches EPYC Embedded 4005 series with up to 16 cores, offering efficient edge computing and up to seven years of support for industrial and networking use.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Wed, 17th Sep 2025

Firewalls

WatchGuard releases two new firewall appliances

New Firebox M Series appliances provide flexible security for organisations managing the increased shift to remote workforces.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 16th Dec 2020

EduTech

IDC: UTM driving steady gains in the security appliance market

Unified threat management propels global security appliance market to new heights with USD $3.3 billion in Q1 2018 revenue, led by Cisco and Palo Alto.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Fri, 8th Jun 2018

Data Analytics

Key to inline security success: 'Traffic inspection and detection', exec says

Balancing network performance and security is key, says Ixia. Successful security monitoring should enable traffic inspection without affecting availability.

By Sam Worthington • 3 min read • Tue, 15th Nov 2016

Gaming

Hands-on Review: Dell SonicWall Soho

Sadly firewall options for small businesses haven't been great. At least until now. Enter the Dell SonicWall Soho range of security appliances.

By Patrick Pilcher • 3 min read • Mon, 8th Aug 2016

Security appliances

Security appliance market continues healthy streak

The security appliance market has recorded an 11th straight quarter of growth, with positive growth in both vendor revenue and unit shipments in 1Q16.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 10th Jun 2016

Security appliances

Cisco loses ground in security appliance market while Palo Alto booms

There's big growth in some areas of the security appliance market - and big declines in others. So which are rising and which are falling?.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 14th Mar 2016

Cybersecurity

Unified threat management driving security appliance market

Unified threat management is propelling the security appliance market forward. So which vendors are winning in the market?.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 15th Dec 2015

Software

Check Point triples appliance power

Check Point's 2012 security appliances deliver triple the performance of previous models, with new software to guard against bot attacks, says CEO Gil Shwed.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Thu, 6th Oct 2011