Security News > 2023 > June > Where from, Where to — The Evolution of Network Security

Egress filters post-compromise, where Ingress filters pre-compromise#.

Ingress traffic handling was by then less trendy, it was supposed to be a done deal.

Bet Ingress filtering wasn't so smart Use targeted attacks, very similar to the above, but aiming only at one specific entity, on its entire surface.

Now Ingress traffic protection is necessary because not only it accounts for more initial compromises but also because the perimeter is bigger and more heterogeneous than ever.

Nowadays, Ingress traffic handling is less trendy because it was supposed to be dealt with in the 90s. But if you crowdsource your information about ingress attacks and make them curated enough to leverage this CTI data into your appliances, then it's a net win for your overall security posture.

That's right! CrowdSec! Check out how you can protect your Ingress traffic here.

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