Internet Security: A Jumpstart for Systems Administrators and IT Managers
This book provides the latest information on how to guard against attacks and informs IT managers of the products that can detect and prevent break-ins.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Internet Security: A Jumpstart for Systems Administrators and IT Managers
5.3: Firewall buyer's assessment form
5.3 Firewall buyer's assessment form
The purpose of this form is to aid the potential buyer in collecting the necessary information to help in specifying a firewall. It asks for information about your business environment, information systems, Internet connection, what you think you'd like in a firewall, and other considerations. This guide requests information in generic terms. Buyers should complete the information to the best of their ability, ignoring sections that do not apply. If you come across sections that you haven't thought about good! The investigative work that you put into this process up front will ultimately result in fewer headaches after your purchase and a firewall solution that better fits your company's real needs.
When you've done your homework, you can then present this information to the commercial firewall vendors in whose products you are interested. This will help them provide you with better solutions and you will have eliminated a lot of guesswork.
A basic process
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Read and understand Part I of the Third Annual Firewall Buyer's Guide. You might also want to read How to Pick an Internet Firewall, by Marcus Ranum. It has some good tips on dealing with vendors and other issues.
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Complete this assessment form.
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Review product information to narrow the field to a group of products in which you're interested. Product Functional Descriptions (PFDs) of ICSA consortium member products are included in Part II of the Third Annual Firewall Buyer's Guide.
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Get the contact information of all the vendors in which you're...
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