Staying Current is Key: Updated Firewall Testing Methodology
by Kyle FlahertyStaying current is critical when it comes to testing, particularly as we see new vulnerabilities every day and an ever increasing use of applications across the network. But at the same time your network devices are evolving rapidly to handle these vulnerabilities, applications and services. All of this change means that you have to be constantly tweaking your testing to be sure that you are simulating realistic network conditions.
In January of this year we published our Firewall Testing Methodology and a month later our BreakingPoint Elite was involved in testing the Juniper SRX5800 the "world's largest firewall". Subsequently, the BreakingPoint Elite has been used to test a plethora of security devices over the past several months. All of this testing provided our users and ourselves with new insights into firewall testing and our methodology. In the spirit of helping you stay current we have updated the BreakingPoint Firewall Testing Methodology.
It is crucial to understand that vendor-supplied datasheet specifications often reflect best case scenarios and many testing tools do not use an up-to-date library of known vulnerabilities, leaving your firewall defenseless to attack. The test methodology will help you recognize how and what to test to ensure the performance and security of your firewall prior to deployment.
The BreakingPoint Firewall Test Methodology is designed to evaluate firewalls and will identify the performance characteristics of these devices as they operate in a production environment. The new methodology has dozens of additional techniques and many more pages of step-by-step directions, detailing how to test your firewall.
Download the firewall test methodology today and let us know what you think.
