At 08:53 AM 5/4/99 -0400, Jean Morissette wrote:
>I am interested in Raptor/FW-1 or ELRON. What about 2nd and 3rd generation
>firewalls, 3rd generation better because newer or faster or smarter?
Hire a consultant to help you. If you have no time and you have no money,
then you'll have to do some reading. You mentioned 3 somewhat different
firewalls, which could lead one to believe that you are not sure of your
needs. There is an old but useful firewall survey on the CSI web page
(www.gocsi.com and look around for it).
I don't know what a 2nd and 3rd generation firewall is. What do *you* mean
by the terms? There are new firewalls that have come out this year that
cannot pass ICSA certification, while there are older, more established
firewalls that can and repeatedly do. Raptor is an early firewall (after
DEC SEAL and around the time of InterLock, for you history buffs) but has
of course been upgraded and enhanced numerous times to keep up with the
threats and potential business requirements.
You need to at least know what kind of network you are protecting, what the
assets are you are trying to protect, and what the business requirements
are for Internet access.
Fred
Avolio Consulting
16228 Frederick Road, PO Box 609, Lisbon, MD 21765
410-309-6910 (voice) 410-309-6911 (fax)
http://www.avolio.com/
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