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Firewall software acts as a barrier to keep your computer safe
from outside computers. Firewalls monitor all information and patterns
of information flowing between your computer and the Internet. If
something meets the criteria of the filters it is blocked. If you
do not have a firewall in place, your computer is accessible by
anyone via the Internet.
Firewall software acts as a barrier to keep your computer safe
from outside computers. Firewalls monitor all information and patterns
of information flowing between your computer and the Internet. If
something meets the criteria of the filters it is blocked. If you
do not have a firewall in place, your computer is accessible by
anyone via the Internet.
Firewalls protect from:
1. Remote Computer Use- A hacker just using your computer
like it's their own.
2. Becoming a Spam Hostage- Hackers will use your computer
to send out email.
3. Email bombs- A person will not be able to send thousands
of the same message. This would clog and crash your email box.
4. Application Monitoring- The hacker can see exactly what
you are doing on your computer as if it it were his/her own.
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