Re: Firewall Basics

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> From what I have seen attackers don't go after the firewall's. They go after exposed servers. It doesn't matter if you 
> use a two different vendors. Rarely do attackers go after the firewall because it is usually a lot harder to break 
> into. Webservers on the otherhand are ripe for the picking.

Unless the two types of firewalls that you are planning to implement offer different levels of protection (i.e. proxy, 
stateful). It would be better to stay with one vendor. 


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