Firewall vendors with comprehensive bug/issue databases
From: Mark Guzowski (Guzowski_Mark@MSN.baz)Date: 08/13/02
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From: "Mark Guzowski" <Guzowski_Mark@MSN.baz> Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 03:02:25 -0400
It can easily be argued that for something as important as a firewall it is irresponsible & unprofessional of vendors *not* to
provide a searchable and/or indexed database of known bugs and issues associated with their firewalls.
Both Microsoft & Cisco do provide such. Microsoft's support database is rather painless to search, and the fixes present in service
packs/security rollups seem to always be available for inspection. Cisco's software library repository likewise has comprehensive
bug information of a direct & informative nature.
If you have something truly valuable to protect, absence of such information from your potential firewall vendor should be a source
of concern.
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