Recently, Cisco released their latest version of Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) 5500 software release 8.2. This new version has some new features that I wanted to share with you so that you will ...

We are in a slow period at work now, so I would like to fill some of my time by learning firewall systems. Our shop uses Cisco PIX and ASA firewalls, which were set up long ago by engineers that have ...

This chapter looks at the management of firewalls. From the perspective of the small office/home user, the firewall is a single device that protects the home network from malicious traffic—it keeps ...