Stateful inspection is a firewall technique that inspects entire data packets before they enter a network. It checks the status of established connections and stores information in a table to make security decisions. This method was first developed by Check Point® software in the mid-1990s and addresses denial of service attacks and other vulnerabilities. Stateful […]
Stateful firewalls monitor and filter traffic dynamically, providing more thorough packet inspection than stateless firewalls. They can track connection states and are more secure, but slower. Stateless firewalls are simpler and faster but less secure. The appropriate firewall depends on the size of the network. A stateful firewall is a computer or router that dynamically […]
