Re: Cisco Pix Firewall Question

[Willis Marti <wmarti () TAMU EDU>]

Sarazen, Daniel wrote:
> Hi All,
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> I have a department running a Novell 6.5 network protected by a Cisco 
> Pix Firewall.
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> The Department:
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> ·       Does not have a certified Firewall Tech to review the rule set
No flag
> ·       Has not signed up for an Upgrade Service for the firewall
Yellow flag
> ·       Does not have a Deny Default on the firewall
Yellow Flag
> ·       Has no IDS
No flag
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> My firewall knowledge is limited,
Red flag

>  but does anyone else see red-flags here

Cheers,
Willis Marti
Director & CISO
Networking and Information Security
Texas A&M University