Firewall change control that people will actually follow
If the process takes a week, someone will bypass it on a Friday. Make it short and recorded.
ITSIGN Administrator · March 26, 2025 · 2 min read
Who asked. What changed. How to undo it. A window. That is the whole form.
Store it where the next technician can find it. Review unused rules monthly.
This is boring on purpose. Boring is what keeps incident response from starting with "we opened 3389 for a vendor."
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