Security Portal: Ask Buffy - A fwinfo Script, Firewall Information and Stateful Firewalls

"I was looking for some material about firewalls, and found some references to something called "demilitarized" and "militarized" zones, but I can't find advice on configuring such zones."

"Can you point me to a Website where I can find information about planning these zones?..."

"Which attacks does stateful inspection or a stateful firewall protect from? Is this valuable for protecting PCs that connect to the Internet with permanent connections?...'

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