Implementation of Corporate Firewall: A study of firewall implementation - Softcover

Harun-Ur-Rashid, A.K.M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3639368703 ISBN 13: 9783639368703

Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2011

Synopsis

Corporate network firewalls are well-understood and are becoming commonplace. The primary method for protecting networks today is to use a firewall: a boundary separating the protected network from the un-trusted Internet. These firewalls establish a security perimeter that aims to block (or heavily restrict) both incoming and outgoing network communication. We argue that these firewalls are neither effective nor appropriate for academic or corporate research environments needing to maintain information security while still supporting the free exchange of ideas. Distributing a firewall to each network host avoids many of these problems, but weakens the security guarantees of the network since it places the firewall under the control of the host Operating System. A firewall protects a network by guarding the points of entry to it. Firewalls are becoming more sophisticated by the day, and new features are constantly being added, so that, in spite of the criticisms made of them and developmental trends threatening them, they are still a powerful protective mechanism.

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About the Author

M.Sc in MIS (Management Information System), working in the Social and development field for different GOs and NGOs voluntarily from 2005

Edition details

• Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3639368703
• ISBN 13: 9783639368703
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112