Designing Network Defenses: Firewalls, IDS/IPS, and Zero Trust Architecture
Modern organizations depend on interconnected networks to manage applications, customer information, cloud services, and internal business operations. While connectivity improves productivity, it also creates opportunities for cybercriminals to exploit vulnerabilities, steal sensitive data, and disrupt critical systems.
Traditional network security models often rely on a strong perimeter firewall to protect trusted internal networks from external threats. However, cloud computing, remote work, mobile devices, and distributed applications have made network boundaries less predictable.
Modern network defense …