Wk 3 – Apply: The McAfee Firewall

Complete Project 4.1, The McAfee Firewall, from Ch. 4, Firewall Practical Applications, of Network Defense and Countermeasures: Principles and Practices.

PROJECT 4.1: Finding Firewall Solutions in Your Organization

Contact an organization you are associated with (an employer, your school, a local company, etc.). Explain to the organization that you are doing a school project and arrange to discuss its firewall solution with the network administrator. Determine why the organization selected its particular solution. Was cost a major factor? Was ease of use a major factor? What features were most important to them? Explain your findings and discuss whether you agree or disagree with that organizations choice.

**If you don’t have time to ask specific questions to your organization, just choose a generic firewall and discuss why you would use that firewall for an organization; what would be major factors that would affect you choosing that firewall; what features are most important to you.

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