Description
Choose any size company and create a firewall policy for that company. Your policy should include firewall rule sets (rule base) and packet filters. Describe your company such as the type of company it is, number of employees, and the reason why a company should have a firewall policy in place. Explain why you wouldn't want to allow all outbound traffic from all users in the network set to access all networks.
Explanation & Answer
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Running head: FIREWALL POLICY
FIREWALL POLICY
AUTHOR
INSTITUTIONAL AFFFILIATION
FIREWALL POLICY
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Introduction
A firewall is defined as a system of network security that its primary purpose is to control
all traffic of not only incoming but also outgoing ones which are based on particular
predetermined security rules. Typically, it establishes barriers between trusted, secured internal
network and one that is outside the network. Firewall rules define policies of network traffic that
are prohibited and allowed. Additionally, protocols, IP addresses, and ports are also controlled
and monitored by these firewall rules (Chang et. al., 2013).
Notably, the firewall rules can be found in the network security option or the network
protection menu regarding the version of the operating system version.
Argo security firm and consultants are a company that provides security and consultancy
services for some companies, homes, and restaurants. Its primary objective is ensuring the safety
of the personnel, business clients, property but most importantly the company systems are
protected, well taken care of and rid from threats, hackers, vandalism among other threats and
vulnerabilities. The company has about 1500 employees altogether who use the company
internet, and network system which if not secured may be used to harm the company, through
hacking and loss of ...