Hello All,
As the person charged with getting our company connected to the Internet, I
have done research on firewalls, ISPs, host security, network security,
etc., and have a fair idea of what is required, but I do have a question.
Some background: I am planning on connecting our 2 sites, NY and Denver,
with connections from the same national ISP using the same domain name
(e-mail will go through one site only, however) The services will be pretty
straightforward, allowing HTTP, FTP, NNTP and SMTP out, and only SMTP in.
Each site will, naturally, have its own firewall. There will also be other
related security products like a virus scanner at each site.
The groups that will administer the firewalls will be the LAN group at each
location. They have Novell expertise primarily, but some UNIX background also.
The central security group does not have the staff to manage the firewall in
each location, but will probably set the standards and procedures.
*Question*: Other than the training offered by the firewall vendor to
manage their product, and general background training in TCP/IP, what kind
training should the individuals in these groups have? Although these people
have some familiarity with the Internet, nobody has ever managed a firewall
before.
Any suggestions will be much appreciated (particularly if you have a
specific course in mind).
Thanks
Larry Rudnick
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