Organizations with external connectivity, be it Internet or Extranet, should consider firewalls mandatory. Effective firewalls can be built using various technologies, including your existing routers in many cases. Although OOI is a value-added reseller of Check Point Firewall-1 and Stonesoft Stonegate firewalls, we also design architectures that make effective use of your existing mechanisms. OOI has real-world expertise in major commercial environments and will ensure that whatever solution you choose, the firewall will act as a business enabler, not a bottleneck.
Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) are highly desirable in that they can detect hundreds of known security exploits that can easily avoid detection by your firewalls. Its useful to view the firewall as the component that restricts traffic to the minimum necessary (therefore limiting your risk), and view intrusion detection as the component that will closely inspect the traffic you do let through (such as inbound web or e-mail) to ensure that known methods for breaking into your core systems aren’t being employed. If attacks are detected, the IDS can be configured to react in numerous ways, including an active kill of the attack in some cases.
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