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Re: Firewall best practices
From: "Paul D. Robertson" <probertson () fluiditgroup com>
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:59:02 -0400
Darden, Patrick S. wrote:
No offense, but this list is "firewall wizards", not "I don't have time to do a good job of being a firewall admin". I believe the responses you have gotten are appropriate and expert.
I'm going to throw this out there again[1] because it's probably been half a decade or so since I last said it- The demise of the Chapman firewall mailing list means that there simply aren't a lot of good resources for the beginner, the curious or the uninitiated. In that regard, I'm more apt to approve basic questions and "How do I do *splat* on my PIX?" than Marcus was. The list can't afford to "just tackle the Wizard questions" IMNSHO. While I wholeheartedly agree with the sentiment that we need to fix the fact that "everyone doesn't know default allow sucks-" I, like Marcus see the necessity of answering the question a thousand times. Maybe we should rattle the Cybersecurity Czar's cage on this one? Information security is like an endless game of tag where the same person is always "it." We're still "it." We'll never not be "it," and we can't stop playing. Paul [1] For those new to the list, administrative stuff comes from my "work" account, personal postings come from paul () compuwar net -- President and Chairman, FluidIT Group Moderator, Firewall-Wizards. Editor, Network Firewall FAQ Art: http://PaulDRobertson.imagekind.com/ _______________________________________________ firewall-wizards mailing list firewall-wizards () listserv icsalabs com https://listserv.icsalabs.com/mailman/listinfo/firewall-wizards
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