From the course: ISC2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) (2024) Cert Prep

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Firewalls

Firewalls

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Firewalls

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- [Instructor] If routers and switches are the connectivity building blocks of a network, firewalls are the security workhorses. Firewalls act like the security guards of a network, analyzing all attempts to connect the systems on a network and determining whether the request should be allowed or denied according to the organization's security policy. Firewalls often sit at the network perimeter, in between an organization's routers and the internet. From this network location, they can easily see all inbound and outbound connections. Traffic on the internal network may flow between trusted systems unimpeded, but anything crossing the perimeter to or from the internet must be evaluated by the firewall. Firewalls often connect three networks together, the internet and internal network, and a special purpose network known as a demilitarized zone, or DMZ. The DMZ contains systems that must accept direct connections from the outside world, such as public web servers. The DMZ isolates…

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