https://firewallsync.com/categories/fundamentals/Recent content in Fundamentals on FirewallSyncHugoen-usFirewallSyncFri, 02 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000https://firewallsync.com/posts/symmetric-vs-asymmetric-encryption-when-to-use-each/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000https://firewallsync.com/posts/symmetric-vs-asymmetric-encryption-when-to-use-each/Almost every real system uses both symmetric and asymmetric encryption together, each for the specific job it’s actually good at. Understanding why explains a lot of how modern security protocols are built.https://firewallsync.com/posts/what-is-the-cia-triad-and-why-it-still-shapes-security-decisions/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000https://firewallsync.com/posts/what-is-the-cia-triad-and-why-it-still-shapes-security-decisions/Confidentiality, integrity, and availability are taught as a checklist. In practice they’re better understood as three competing priorities that most security decisions are actually trading off against each other.