From AAA Services to Zero Trust Network Access, Portnox’s cybersecurity center covers every inch of network security, data protection, cyber threats, and beyond—from A to Z.
What is a proxy server? A proxy server is an intermediary system that sits between a user’s device and the internet, handling requests and responses on the user’s behalf. Rather...
What is a firewall in cybersecurity? A firewall is a network security system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing traffic based on a predefined set of rules. Its core...
What is a next-generation firewall (NGFW)? A next-generation firewall (NGFW) is a network security device that goes beyond the capabilities of traditional firewalls to inspect, identify, and control traffic at...
What is network segmentation? Network segmentation is the practice of dividing a computer network into smaller, isolated subnetworks — called segments or zones — each governed by its own access...
Choosing between Aruba ClearPass and Portnox Cloud comes down to one foundational question: what does your organization’s IT team have the capacity to deploy, manage, and scale over a three-to-five-year...
Aruba ClearPass doesn’t publish a standard price list, and that opacity is where budget risk begins. Pricing is quote-based and varies significantly by organization size, endpoint count, deployment model, and...
What is an MCP server? An MCP server is a lightweight program that exposes data, tools, or capabilities to an AI assistant through the Model Context Protocol (MCP)-an open standard...
What is an incident response plan? An incident response plan (IRP) is a formally documented strategy that defines how an organization will detect, respond to, and recover from a cybersecurity...
What is a network-based IPS? A network-based intrusion prevention system (NIPS) is a security technology deployed in-line across a network to monitor, analyze, and block malicious traffic in real time....
