Chapter . Firewall and IDS
Protecting the Perimeter
Businesses and home users are moving more of their network activities to the Internet. At a minimum, most users have a dialup connection to the Internet, but broadband technologies such as DSL and cable modems enable users to watch online movies, purchase items online, exchange digital photos, download software, and listen to online music over the Internet.
With more home computers and business networks connecting to the Internet, there is considerably more opportunity for malicious attacks from hackers and saboteurs. The same danger applies to internal corporate networks in that companies must protect their data centers and computing resources from internal and external attack.
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