http://www.techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?newsID=118561 By Tom Jowitt Techworld 03 July 2009 Most organisations are getting a poor return on their investments in firewalls due to the complex issues in managing them. This is despite the fact that enterprises are facing on average 300 network attacks every year. That's according to an IDC multimedia white paper, The State of Today's Firewall Management Challenges, sponsored by McAfee. "This class of product acts as the gatekeeper to the corporate network," said Charles Kolodgy, research director at IDC in the multimedia presentation. "Firewalls inspect IP packets as they enter the network. The inspection is to determine if the packet conforms to a policy. For example, is it an acceptable protocol? Based upon the rules configured into the firewall, the packet will either be allowed through, or rejected or dropped. Firewalls are the most deployed network security technology." Various studies have shown that 94 percent of organisations are thought to have firewalls, although IDC thinks it is more like 85 percent of organisations have firewalls in place. [...] _______________________________________________ Attend Black Hat USA, July 25-30 in Las Vegas, the world's premier technical event for ICT security experts. Network with 4,000+ delegates from 50 nations. Visit product displays by 30 top sponsors in a relaxed setting. http://www.blackhat.comReceived on Mon Jul 06 2009 - 02:22:23 PDT
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