Firewalls

However, conducting so many functions in a single box must

limit either the speed or the functionality of the device. Here, scaling

with multiple boxes to facilitate faster throughput is recommended.

Other vendors are putting firewall capability in routers and even

in NICs, which creates a management headache. Security profes-

sionals need to create policies for firewalls in hundreds, if not thou-

sands, of devices, which will require better centralized management

capabilities.

So, because of growing security vulnerabilities in everything from

applications and operating systems to content, the role of the firewall is

likely to increase rather than decrease. ...