from the blog: Why Reviewing Router Logs After Firewall Rule Changes Is Crucial for Network Security
- Tony Fortunato
- 36 minutes ago
- 1 min read
When you modify firewall rules on your router—whether to block malicious IPs, allow specific services, or segment internal traffic—it’s vital to follow up by reviewing the router logs. These logs serve as a real-time record of network activity, capturing accepted, denied, or dropped traffic. Without examining them, you may not realize if the rules are working as expected or if they’ve inadvertently introduced a vulnerability or broken legitimate traffic flow.
