The firewall cleanup rule is the explicit rule at the bottom of a firewall policy defined as: Source = ANY Destination = ANY Service / Application = ANY Action = DROP Logging = Enabled Why...
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Updated – January 2017 The firewall stealth rule is the explicit rule near the top of the policy denying access to the firewall beyond what is required to manage the device. It should be...
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Change is a fact of life. We can choose either to embrace or fight it. Regardless, change will happen. As John F. Kennedy stated, “Change is the law of life. And those who look only...
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Firewall policies are complex. The networks they are implemented to protect are complex. The last thing you need to deal with is extra, unnecessary complexity. Redundant rules are exactly that. They obscure the rules that...
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