eBook - The Trouble with Firewall Sprawl

In the face of modern cyber threats, you can’t rely on isolated firewall views alone for network protection anymore. That’s why Network Detection and Response (NDR) emerged. Rather than relying on fragmented, local firewall views, NDR watches behavior across every edge, bridging the gap between network policy and reality. Using powerful AI to observe network traffic and metadata across key choke points, NDR reveals what sprawl conceals: unseen paths, unfamiliar connections, and patterns that break from the norm.