A key component to protecting your devices is a firewall. They come in two variants: hardware and software. An example of a hardware firewall is Dell’s SonicWALL box. An example of a software firewall is Windows built in firewall software (And because Microsoft is fabulous at naming, it is called Windows Firewall).
You know that you need to keep your passwords safe and complex to prevent cracking. You also know that you need to keep your antivirus and software up to date. What you may not know, is that every second of every day, there are automated computers scanning the web for vulnerabilities. Your first line of defense is the firewall.
We have advanced quite a bit from the days of Shields UP! open port testing and Zone Alarm firewall software. If you don’t have a firewall on your computer (or you don’t have Symantec), you’re at risk. Additionally, if your business isn’t running behind a Dell SonicWALL firewall box, you’re letting people be able to see that your computer exists to be hacked.
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