alleryStart learning →Firewall performance can often be improved by doing what to rulesets?
AOutsourcing them
BOptimising them
CObscuring them
DOverriding them
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Optimising them
1. A ruleset is evaluated for every packet.
2. Its arrangement therefore affects throughput.
3. Many firewalls can have their performance improved by optimizing firewall rulesets.
4. So the answer is optimising them.
_Source: NIST SP 800-41 Rev. 1, 'Guidelines on Firewalls and Firewall Policy'_
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