Cyb 310 Module 5 Web Application Firewallssouthern New Hamps

CYB 310 Module 5 Web Application FirewallsSouthern New Hampshire University 01:44:41 GMT -05:00Firewall Fundamentals:While looking at web application firewalls and a basic network firewall there are varying differences as well as similarities. One glaring difference is while web application firewalls are controlled via a website a basic network firewall has a physical device that is controlled through a website. They also play vastly different roles within a network, placed in different locationsand they concentrate on different layers of the OSI layers model. Both off protection from different types of attacks and threats. Using the OSI layers model most basic network firewalls tend to focus on layers 3 and 4 which are the network and transport layers. On layer 3 they are mainly focused on the transferring of the packets between nodes, and layer 4 focuses upon the data transformation from source to destination. The main focus of web application firewalls is centered around layer 7 which is the application layer. This layer is the closest to the user and concentrates on software or interface within the network.Layered Security Strategy:Every organization will plan out and establish their own security posture and needs outside of what federal and