THE NEED FOR FIREWALL PROTECTION A connection that never shuts off is a hacker's dream – Why ? Think of it like this, would you leave your new sports car unlocked, with the keys in the ignition and the engine running all day long? - Not if you don't want it stolen. Hackers like "always-on" connections such as, DSL, cable, and T1 lines because they are always there, and they are predictable. This isn't to say that “always-on” connections are bad - Quite the contrary. Users must ensure they are using the appropriate level of protection that a firewall solution can offer. A firewall is a set of related programs, located at a network gateway or on a remote user’s machine, which protects the resources of a private network from users from other networks. An enterprise with an intranet that allows its workers access to the wider Internet installs a firewall to prevent outsiders from accessing its own private data resources and for controlling what outside resources its own users have access to.
THE NEED FOR FIREWALL PROTECTION
A connection that never shuts off is a hacker's dream – Why ?
Think of it like this, would you leave your new sports car unlocked, with the keys in the ignition and the engine running all day long? - Not if you don't want it stolen.
Hackers like "always-on" connections such as, DSL, cable, and T1 lines because they are always there, and they are predictable.
This isn't to say that “always-on” connections are bad - Quite the contrary. Users must ensure they are using the appropriate level of protection that a firewall solution can offer.
A firewall is a set of related programs, located at a network gateway or on a remote user’s machine, which protects the resources of a private network from users from other networks.
An enterprise with an intranet that allows its workers access to the wider Internet installs a firewall to prevent outsiders from accessing its own private data resources and for controlling what outside resources its own users have access to.
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