ISSC421 APUS Best Firewall For Computer Network Security Discussion For this assignment you will post your answers to the question below prior to 11:55 p.m

ISSC421 APUS Best Firewall For Computer Network Security Discussion For this assignment you will post your answers to the question below prior to 11:55 p.m. ET on Wednesday. You are required to respond to at least two of your classmates post by 11:55 on Sunday.Please do not be late with this post because your classmates will be relying on you to post on time. Your follow-up posts can add additional insight to a classmate’s opinions or can challenge their opinions. Use examples from the readings, or from your own research, to support your views, as appropriate. For your follow-up posts this week, you may wish to visit a couple of the web sites contributed by your classmates and share your opinion of these sites with the class. Be sure to read the follow-up posts to your own posts and reply to any questions or requests for clarification. You are encouraged to conduct research and use other sources to support your answers. Be sure to list your references at the end of your post. References must be in APA citation format. All posts must be a minimum of 250-300 words. All follow-up posts to your classmates must be a minimum of 150 words for each required post. Peer responses will not be accepted after the due date.

Indicate what you consider the best type of firewall is and why? In your write-up provide the following:

List the type. You can be as specific as naming a brand, but no more general than saying “commercial hardware firewall”.
List the reasons you believe this is the best type of firewall.
Briefly explain the features, and why these features are important from a security standpoint.

Forum Grading Rubric (100 Points)

Synthesis of Concepts

55

Clear Citations using APA format

10

Writing Standards

10

Timeliness

10

Peer Reviews (minimum of 2)

15

This assignment is a formative assessment for Course Objective 2.