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Independent lab tests find firewalls fall down on the job
During the first quarter of this year, independent IT security testing company, NSS Labs evaluated six network firewalls. Three of the six firewalls failed to stay operational when subjected to stability tests. Read More

Report: End user ignorance at Epsilon let hackers steal customer data
The perpetrators of the data heist got a foot in the door through successful social engineering attacks targeting Epsilon employees. Read More

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