Re: Firewall and DMZ topology

["Chris Berry" <compjma () hotmail com>]

> From: "Steve Bremer" <steveb () nebcoinc com>
> > Under what conditions would these firewalls be configured any
> > differently from a vulnerability-assessment view point?  i.e., if
> > someone was able to crack the outer firewall, is it not likely they
> > would crack the inner firewall as well?
>
> Not necessarily.  If different types of firewalls are used for each, the
> chance of both being compromised has been significantly reduced.
> However, a poorly implemented filtering policy applied to both
> firewalls could still allow unwanted traffic *through* them.

In theory yes, however, if your administration isn't perfect, it would 
actually LOWER your security stance.  Kind of goes against the KISS 
principal unless you have enough staff/time to keep a close eye on it.  
Guess it all depends on your size.

Chris Berry
compjma () hotmail com
Systems Administrator
JM Associates

"Gold is for the mistress - silver for the maid
Copper for the craftsman cunning in his trade.
"Good!" said the Baron, sitting in his hall
But steel - cold steel is master of them all." -- Rudyard Kipling

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