Computer Security - Re: Firewalls and Security

08-15-2003, 07:12 AM

> You need to change this to "A firewall is a device/application that
> filters ALL INBOUND and OUTBOUND packets to either allow or deny them
> based on defined rules. By default ALL inbound and OUTBOUND packets are
> blocked until rules are created to allow access in one or the other
> directions."
>
> Thx,
> Mark

Yes, I wasn't very specific in the answer I gave; I stayed with a
general definition while telling others to be consistent. Its important
to specify what a product does or doesn't do, especially in IT.

Dean Palladino

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08-15-2003, 07:12 AM	#1
	Re: Firewalls and Security > You need to change this to "A firewall is a device/application that > filters ALL INBOUND and OUTBOUND packets to either allow or deny them > based on defined rules. By default ALL inbound and OUTBOUND packets are > blocked until rules are created to allow access in one or the other > directions." > > Thx, > Mark Yes, I wasn't very specific in the answer I gave; I stayed with a general definition while telling others to be consistent. Its important to specify what a product does or doesn't do, especially in IT. Dean Palladino