Palo Alto Networks, which I posted about recently, is now giving away free downloads (pdf) of the text "Next Generation Firewalls for Dummies". (Well free, sort of - you do have to fill out the form with your contact info, of course, but I've been on their e-mailing list for awhile and they're not too annoying - the e-newsletter they send out every week or so actually has some useful stuff.)Anyway, I'm in no way affiliated with these guys except that I was really impressed with Nir Zuk, their founder & CTO, when I saw his presentation at RSA awhile back. I learned a lot from him in a very short time there. And I just now downloaded and browsed the book a bit and it looks really useful.
Of course, this isn't really infoSec management strictly speaking but we did cover firewalls in the 118c course because you need to know the technology basics to be able to tackle the associated managerial issues. And this book, in classic "Dummies" style, looks really readable by anyone - there's a section that reminded me of that Chris Rock joke "Laws are not suggestions!". This book section is entitled "Compliance is not Optional!" And from what I saw Nir Zuk describe at RSA, this new FW generation really is a departure from the old style and much needed in today's threat environment. (Really, I get no money if you buy one...I'm just saying.)
So take a look and post back comments here with your feedback to let us know what you think.
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