---
id: 8271
title: "Firewall Configuration Review"
source_domain: netspi.com
source_url: "https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/vulnerability-management/firewall-checklist/"
published_at: "2013-09-16T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["network-security", "best-practices", "configuration-review", "network-segmentation", "firewall", "pci"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/8271"
lang: en
---

# Firewall Configuration Review

## Summary

Firewall configuration review is a best practice and a PCI requirement (1.1.6). Misconfiguration is common, and weak segmentation and rule sets often explain why penetration tests succeed.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** netspi.com
- **Published:** 2013-09-16T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/vulnerability-management/firewall-checklist/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/8271