Software Engineer

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Pau Lo

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If you have any responsibilities in your job for managing firewalls / perimeter security for your private network, what are your general 'day to day' tasks when it comes to managing/maintaining the firewall? <br><br>And is that your primary job role, or is firewall management just one of a number of areas you cover? I was trying to visualize the types of role whereby firewall maintenance/management is included. I wasn't sure quite how much administration/management was required with firewalls, and if it justifies a role in itself, or if it is only minimal administrative effort if its combined with other responsibilities.
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If you have any responsibilities in your job for managing firewalls / perimeter security for your private network, what are your general 'day to day' tasks when it comes to managing/maintaining the firewall?
And is that your primary job role, or is firewall management just one of a number of areas you cover? I was trying to visualize the types of role whereby firewall maintenance/management is included. I wasn't sure quite how much administration/management was required with firewalls, and if it justifies a role in itself, or if it is only minimal administrative effort if its combined with other responsibilities.

firewall management tasks

Software firewalls, also known as host-based firewalls, provide a layer of software on one host that controls network traffic in and out of that single machine. Most operating systems now include firewall software, but many available software firewalls include central distribution, antivirus systems and disaster recovery.

Software Firewalls

Hardware-based firewalls provide more sophisticated protection for inbound and outbound traffic than the simple Windows software firewall or the basic NAT firewalls found in routers. These devices implement techniques such as stateful packet inspection, deep packet inspection, and content filtering; and may include built-in antivirus and anti-malware protection.

Hardware Firewalls

Networking is the process of connecting computing devices, peripherals and terminals together through a system that uses wiring, cabling or radio waves that enable their users to communicate, share information and interact over distances. Often associated are issues regarding operating systems, hardware and equipment, cloud and virtual networking, protocols, architecture, storage and management.

Networking

Security is the protection of information systems from theft or damage to the hardware, the software, and the information on them, as well as from disruption or misdirection of the services they provide. The main goal of security is protecting assets, and an asset is anything of value and worthy of protection.  Information Security is a discipline of protecting information assets from threats through safeguards to achieve the objectives of confidentiality, integrity, and availability or CIA for short. On the other hand, disclosure, alteration, and disruption (DAD) compromise the security objectives.