Chapter Summary
This chapter covered the world of firewalls and their role in securing a network. Not everyone believes in the value of these devices, and the discussions answered these naysayers and showed them the folly of their ways. Further proof of the importance of firewalls was provided by expanding on their pure technical aspects, while expressing the fundamental truth that firewalls are the manifestation of a company’s security policy.
One of the online resources that may assist you in determining the direction and policy of your network security is www.opengroup.org/jericho/about.htm. The Jericho Project was formed by a group of corporate security officers who saw the ever-decreasing security being driven by the concept of deperimeterization. ...
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