5 questions every CSO should be asking
You don't need to be technical to hold your team accountable on firewall security.
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By Mrugesh Patel, Senior Network Security Engineer
Originally posted on LinkedIn — Leader Series · 2026-05-14
You don’t need to be technical to hold your team accountable on firewall security.
You just need to ask the right questions.
5 questions that reveal how mature your firewall program really is:
1️⃣ “Are our rules built around applications — or just ports?“
2️⃣ “When did we last review rules we no longer need?“
3️⃣ “Can we see what’s hiding inside our encrypted traffic?“
4️⃣ “What does our policy look like for remote users?“
5️⃣ “When something breaks — how fast does your team find out why?”
Which would your team struggle to answer confidently?
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