Mitigating Firewall Threats and Exploits
Firewalls are one of the most important components of a complete security solution. However, firewalls are not without issues, threats, and concerns. Exploits will cause a firewall to fail. Remember that a firewall is software that sometimes includes dedicated hardware and a host OS. Simply calling it a firewall does not eliminate this concern.
Ultimately, firewalls are software code written by human beings. In either a host firewall or an appliance firewall, the logic and controlling mechanisms are software. Software code is designed and written by people. And whenever people are involved, mistakes or oversights are possible. Any software product is prone to flaws and errors in programming.
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