Difference between revisions of "Firewall"

Revision as of 07:11, 29 December 2019

A firewall is a network security system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rules.

Major vendor providing firewall solutions includes AhnLab (KR), Barracuda Networks, Check Point, Cisco, Forcepoint, Fortinet, Hillstone Networks, Huawei , Juniper Networks (JunOS and ScreenOS), New H3C Group, Palo Alto Networks, Sangfor (CN), Shopos (UK), Stormshield and WatchGuard^[1].

Related Topics: Software solution vs Hardware Solutions, Stateful vs stateless inspection, ACLs, Firewall placement: Internal, External

In 2016 security researchers found a SSH backdoor in FortiOS.^[2]

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 Major vendor providing firewall solutions includes
 AhnLab (KR), Barracuda Networks, Check Point, Cisco, Forcepoint, [[Fortinet]], [[Hillstone Networks]], Huawei
-, [[Juniper Networks]] ([[JunOS]] and [[ScreenOS]]), New H3C Group, [[Palo Alto Networks]], Sangfor, [[Shopos]] (UK), Stormshield and WatchGuard<ref>https://www.gartner.com/en/documents/3891177/magic-quadrant-for-enterprise-network-firewalls</ref>.
+, [[Juniper Networks]] ([[JunOS]] and [[ScreenOS]]), New H3C Group, [[Palo Alto Networks]], Sangfor (CN), [[Shopos]] (UK), Stormshield and WatchGuard<ref>https://www.gartner.com/en/documents/3891177/magic-quadrant-for-enterprise-network-firewalls</ref>.