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SPOTLIGHT STORY
How current WAN firewalls are flawed

Steve Taylor By Steve Taylor and Jim Metzler
Last time, we mentioned that the current generation of WAN firewalls has not advanced as rapidly as the security threats that the firewalls are supposed to protect against. Today we'll examine that in greater detail and identify some of the key weaknesses in the current generation of firewalls. Read full story

Steve Taylor is president of Distributed Networking Associates and publisher/editor-in-chief of Webtorials. For more detailed information on most of the topics discussed in this newsletter, connect to Webtorials, the premier site for Web-based educational presentations, white papers, and market research. Taylor can be reached at taylor@webtorials.com

Jim Metzler is the Vice President of Ashton, Metzler & Associates, a consulting organization that focuses on leveraging technology for business success. Jim assists vendors to refine product strategies, service providers to deploy technologies and services, and enterprises evolve their network infrastructure. He can be reached via e-mail.

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