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A secure network design of which Mordac would approve

Firewalls are not about rules and obscurity but more about design and oversight. To often I see the methodology being used to lock down a network and the absolutely no due diligence on monitoring it. The perception is that a door locked with seven locks does not require surveillance.  This is a template I created for a best practice network design. This is a deviation from the legacy firewall with DMZ designs. 

My opinion is that this one is more practical and secure and something I first drew on a napkin.  Read and view the full post on LinkedIn's Pulse here.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-top-10-posts-pulse-ronald-bartels/


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