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The survey , The Dirty Secrets of Network Firewalls , shows that nearly one-in-four cannot identify 70 % of their network traffic . This lack of visibility , Sophos says , is creating ‘ significant ’ security challenges for modern businesses while impacting effective network management .
The survey polled more than 2,700 IT decision makers from medium-sized businesses in 10 countries including the US , Canada , Mexico , France , Germany , the UK , Australia , Japan , India and South Africa .
It is unsurprising , given the debilitating impact cyberattacks can have on a business , that 84 % of respondents agree that a lack of application visibility is a serious security concern .
Without the ability to identify what ’ s running on their network , IT managers are blind to ransomware , unknown
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With governments worldwide introducing stiffer penalties for data breach and loss , knowing who and what is on your network is becoming increasingly important . This dirty secret can ’ t be ignored any longer . |
The Dirty Secrets of Network Firewalls revealed that nearly one-in-four IT managers cannot identify 70 % of their network traffic
malware , data breaches and other advanced threats , as well as potentially malicious applications and rogue users .
Network firewalls with signature-based detection are unable to provide adequate visibility into application traffic due to a variety of factors such as the increasing use of encryption , browser emulation and advanced evasion techniques .
Dan Schiappa , Senior Vice President and General Manager of Products at Sophos , said : “ If you can ’ t see everything on your network , you can ’ t ever be confident that your organisation is protected from threats . IT professionals have been ‘ flying blind ’ for too long and cybercriminals take advantage of this .
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