DocumentCode
1218514
Title
Firewalls: an outdated defense
Author
Arbaugh, William A.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Maryland Univ., College Park, MD, USA
Volume
36
Issue
6
fYear
2003
fDate
6/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
112
Lastpage
113
Abstract
Firewalls emerged in the early 1990s as a countermeasure to the surge in malicious Internet activity. Initially they worked well, and they still afford some degree of protection. However, technological changes are quickly undermining the firewall, just as advances in warfare made the moat and drawbridge obsolete. The situation is dire enough that the security community must respond with a revolutionary new approach rather than settle for evolutionary improvements.
Keywords
computer networks; security of data; telecommunication security; active content; client software; firewalls; peer-to-peer technology; user mobility; Biomedical computing; Computer networks; Concurrent computing; Distributed computing; Educational institutions; Information security; Internet; Mobile communication; Protection; Quality management;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Computer
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9162
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MC.2003.1204384
Filename
1204384
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