The Firewall Appliance: Friend or Foe?

Presented at DEF CON 7 (1999), July 9, 1999, 4 p.m. (50 minutes)

An introduction to appliance firewalls. What they are, how they work and what you can expect when you encounter them in the wild. These "new breed" firewalls are popping up everywhere, so be prepared when you meet them...

Presenters:

• Daremoe
  Daremoe is the Alpha-Dog of the WolfPak, a "614 based group of security minded individuals". He is an independent computer security consultant with over ten years experience in e-commerce. He has just completed a comprehensive evaluation of appliance firewalls and their market.

Links:

• https://infocon.org/cons/DEF CON/DEF CON 7/DEF CON 7 video/DEF CON 7 - Daremoe - Firewall Appliance Friend Or Foe.mp4
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyl-Omvq3Yo

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• VB2018 / Fire & ice: making and breaking macOS firewalls
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