This sample document serves as an example network firewall implementation policy to help protect internal networks and manage traffic in and out of the network.
Web Content Filtering (WCF) provides protection at the application layer for web traffic by blocking access to suspicious websites, preventing malware from running on systems and networks, and detecting and blocking phishing attempts as well as malicious web content.
This article covers the design, deployment, and use of both network and host-based firewalls.
This module helps you to select a suitable firewall product for your organization's perimeter network.
This NIST Special Publication provides information to organizations about firewall technologies and policies.
The information system: a. Monitors and controls communications at the external boundary of the system and at key internal boundaries within the system; b. Implements subnetworks for publicly accessible system components that are [Selection: physically; logically] separated from internal organizational networks; and c. Connects to external networks or information systems only through managed interfaces consisting of boundary protection devices arranged in accordance with an organizational security architecture.
This SANS checklist provides a generic listing of security considerations to be used when auditing the technical aspects of a firewall.
This whitepaper from SANS discusses firewall and perimeter protections focusing on defense-in-depth.
This sample policy defines the essential rules regarding the management and maintenance of firewalls at Texas Wesleyan.
This site provides a listing of Web Content Filtering solutions. WCF solutions comprise appliances and software for censoring or preventing access to restricted web content deemed offensive or inappropriate.