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

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 25, 2001

“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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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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