Information Security Guideline
1. Introduction
- 1.1 This guideline is meant to provide guidance on configuring firewalls to protect UBC Electronic Information.
- 1.2 This guideline has been issued by the Chief Information Officer to supplement the Securing Computing and Mobile Storage Devices/Media standard. Compliance with this guideline is recommended, but not mandatory. Questions about this guideline may be referred to information.security@ubc.ca.
- 1.3 Properly configured firewalls provide an additional layer of defense that works with anti-virus and regular patching, in the overall protection of UBC Systems and UBC Electronic Information. The focus of this guideline is primarily host based firewalls; it should be noted if a network based firewall is required for a department or faculty, UBC IT provides a Virtual Firewall Service.
2. Firewall Instructions
| ยง | Operating System | Instructions |
|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | Windows | Windows Firewall & Network Protection Applies to: Windows 10 Windows Firewall with Advanced Security Applies to: Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 Getting Started Guide Applies to: Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista |
| 2.2 | Apple OS X | About the application firewall Applies to: Mac OS X v10.5, v10.6 and later Prevent unwanted connections with a firewall Applies to: macOS 10.13 and later |
Related Documents and Resources
Policy SC14, Acceptable Use and Security of UBC Electronic Information and Systems
Securing Computing and Mobile Storage Devices/Media standard
UBC IT Virtual Firewall Service
Guideline Last Revised: 2021-02