Firewalls: an outdated defense

Firewalls: an outdated defense

Firewalls emerged in the early 1990s as a countermeasure to the surge in malicious Internet activity. Initially they worked well, and they still afford some degree of protection. However, technological changes are quickly undermining the firewall, just as advances in warfare made the moat and drawbr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Computer (Long Beach, Calif.) Calif.), 2003-06, Vol.36 (6), p.112-113
1. Verfasser: Arbaugh, W.A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biomedical computing
Communities
Computer information security
Computer networks
Concurrent computing
Countermeasures
Distributed computing
Educational institutions
Evolutionary
Firewalls
Information security
Internet
Mobile communication
Network security
Protection
Quality management
Warfare
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Zusammenfassung:Firewalls emerged in the early 1990s as a countermeasure to the surge in malicious Internet activity. Initially they worked well, and they still afford some degree of protection. However, technological changes are quickly undermining the firewall, just as advances in warfare made the moat and drawbridge obsolete. The situation is dire enough that the security community must respond with a revolutionary new approach rather than settle for evolutionary improvements.
ISSN:0018-9162
1558-0814
DOI:10.1109/MC.2003.1204384