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Evaluating Firewall Efficiency In Contemporary Security Systems

Firewalls are the bestsellers of tech security, cheap, formulaic and popular. Like a good paperback, they offer a pleasant escape from reality. An entire generation of business executives has come of age trained on the notion that firewalls are the . . . . Firewalls are the bestsellers of tech security, cheap, formulaic and popular. Like a good paperback, they offer a pleasant escape from reality. An entire generation of business executives has come of age trained on the notion that firewalls are the core of good tech security. They might even use the terms firewall and security to mean the same thing. Firewalls have been adapted to protect everything from $800 PCs to $2 billion partnerships. The unwritten rule is, the more firewalls, the safer. This conviction has led to a new trend in security, an architecture called, no kidding, the "firewall sandwich." It's simple, put load balancing switches on either side of internetworked firewalls. One company told me they have a customer who slapped two pieces of bread (the switches) around sixty firewalls. The link for this article located at CIO is no longer available. . Firewalls have evolved into vital components of cybersecurity, adapting to rising threats with enhanced features for better data protection and response.. Firewall Security, Network Protection, Tech Security Solutions. . Anthony Pell

Jul 30, 2001 • Anthony Pell Firewalls