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Firewall Implementation

With any full time Internet connection whether it be a T-1, cable modem or DSL connection, your first line of defense should be a firewall. Firewalls can be implemented as hardware appliances or software and act as a "security guard" monitoring every bit of traffic that enters and leaves your network. Their main task is to enforce the security policy that is defined by your organization. This includes what traffic should be allowed into your network from the Internet as wall as what traffic should be allowed out to the Internet. Why would you want to stop outgoing traffic, you say? For example, if you allow FTP access from your private network to the outside world, you make it significantly easier for an employee which is thinking about leaving your organization to send a copy of your customer database or other sensitive data to the outside world where it is no longer in your control. Firewalls by themselves are not a complete security solution but rather play an integral role in a well developed security plan.

Secure-WAN has knowledge and experience with all levels of firewalls from cost-effective SOHO (small office/home office) routers up through enterprise-level Cisco Pix firewalls and can help to find and implement a solution which is appropriate for your situation and budget.