Firewalls and Configuration Management

Configuration Management and Firewalls Many people are uncertain of the meaning of the term Configuration Management. This paper will clarify the term configuration as applied to computer used in support of core business and answer the question of how it can but used along with a firewall to provide total system security. The proliferation of new computer-based products with attractive marketing makes the choice of business-support hardware and software difficult. Attempts to integrate packages without …

…total system is proper training of employees on security features, a proper filtration system on the firewall, and efficient configuration control. The point behind configuration control of the TCB is that all changes to the TCB is approved, monitored, and evaluated to provide assurance that the TCB functions properly and that all security policies are maintained. For a firewall to work, it must be used in conjunction with reliable overall organizational security architecture. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**