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-- -- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] This is the Firewall Salesman's sales spiel. I've heard it ad nauseum. What are the facts? (the best firewalls seem to be hardware appliances, not computer platforms such as WinTel or *nix --------------------------------------------------------- Booth Martin http://www.MartinVT.com Booth@MartinVT.com --------------------------------------------------------- -------Original Message------- From: midrange-l@midrange.com Date: Thursday, April 11, 2002 11:47:38 To: midrange-l@midrange.com Subject: RE: Firewall in AS400 As overseers of the technological assets, we are responsible for protecting those resources, not just the iSeries (and other servers). That is why a layered approach to security is necessary. The firewall is just one element of a solid, layered security strategy. Protect the server, protect the communications, protect the network and protect the enterprise. If all your assets can be used by the public, than security steps, such as a firewall, is not necessary. It's all a matter of what, when and where protection is needed. Best Regards Fritz Hayes Atwater Associates | | Is that true? The answer is of course "Yes, dummy, its absolutlely | essential." But what does it really do? Does it amount to anything | useful | from a security perspective? | _______________________________________________ This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: http://lists.midrange.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/midrange-l or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@midrange.com Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. . -- [ Content of type image/gif deleted ] --
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