> Turning plain language into firewall rules

Firewall rules often begin as a sentence in someone’s head. A team needs access to an application. A service needs to be blocked after hours. Translating those ideas into vendor specific firewall syntax usually involves detailed knowledge of zones, objects, ports, and rule order. New research from New York University examines a different starting point, one that treats natural language as the entry point for firewall configuration. The paper presents a prototype system that accepts … More → The post Turning plain language into firewall rules appeared first on Help Net Security.