CISSP-ISSAP: Information Systems Security Architecture Professional

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You are a Network Administrator for NetTech Inc. The company network is connected to the Internet. For security, you need to limit unauthorized access to the network with minimal administrative effort. You want to deploy a hardware-based solution. What should you do to achieve this?

Explanation

A hardware firewall is a perimeter security device that controls traffic between the Internet and a private network according to security rules, preventing unauthorized access while allowing centralized administration. NIST defines a firewall as a system that prevents unauthorized access to or from a private network and notes that hardware firewalls should be deployed between an internal network and the Internet.

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