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“Firewall Fatigue: Why Perimeter Defenses Fall Short”
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Firewalls Block Ports — Not Identity or Behavior
Perimeter defenses work well for known IPs and protocols, but they can’t detect compromised credentials or lateral movement. Identity-based attacks walk straight through.
Application Layer Attacks Slip Past Rulesets
Firewalls focus on transport — not payload logic. Exploits in web apps, APIs, or SaaS bypass port restrictions entirely. Attackers use allowed paths to carry hidden threats.
Cloud and Remote Work Break the Network Perimeter
Employees work from everywhere, cloud resources live in multiple regions. Traditional firewalls can’t see modern traffic flows. The perimeter is now just a dotted line.
Firewall Policies Get Too Complex to Manage
Thousands of rules accumulate over time — many outdated, conflicting, or unused. Misconfiguration becomes the norm. Complexity leads to both gaps and false confidence.
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Firewall Logs Are Rarely Analyzed in Context
Massive traffic logs exist, but rarely get correlated with other signals. A brute-force attempt looks benign when viewed in isolation. Detection requires synthesis — not just capture.
Attackers Know What You Block — and What You Don’t
Firewalls reflect known threats and organizational blind spots. Recon reveals your ruleset. Smart attackers don’t fight the firewall — they route around it.
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