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No was my answer. &nbsp;I explained all the risks involved, but upper management only understands the &quot;benefit&quot;. &nbsp;Can you expand on your reasoning?
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A vendor wants us to allow them to circumvent our hardened ICSA firewall with a Cisco 5505 for purposes of database synchronization from an off-site location. &nbsp;We will have no access or control to this box or it's configuration.<br />
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How do we respond to this request?<br />

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A vendor wants us to allow them to circumvent our hardened ICSA firewall with a Cisco 5505 for purposes of database synchronization from an off-site location.  We will have no access or control to this box or it's configuration.

How do we respond to this request?


Circumvent our Firewall

Network Management involves issues that are independent of specific hardware or software, including email policies, upgrade planning, backup scheduling and working with managed service providers for Desktop-As-A-Service (DaaS), Software-As-A-Service (SaaS) and the like through the use of tools, coupled with manufacturer standards, best practice guidelines, policies and procedures plus all other relevant documentation. Network management also includes monitoring, alerting and reporting, management reporting, planning for device or service updates, the backup of configurations, the setting of key performance indicators and measures (KPIs/KPMs), associated service level agreements and problem records as part of the IT Service Management (ITSM) framework.