Chapter 1. Firewalls and Network Security
This chapter covers the following topics:
• Security is a must. But where to start?
• Firewalls and domains of trust
• Firewall insertion in the network topology
• Main categories of network firewalls
• The evolution of stateful firewalls
• What type of stateful firewall?
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