Firewall penetration testing examines the firewall as a security control and identifies the weaknesses that allow unwanted traffic to reach internal systems. It helps to make the network secure by checking that inbound and outbound filtering rules block unwanted traffic correctly. It also protects the perimeter by keeping internal-to-external boundaries intact and preventing external probes…
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