small business firewall solutions

Firewall Technology::

A firewall is a software package or hardware device that acts as a selective TCP/IP filter between your network and the outside world. Firewalls implemented in hardware can either stand alone or be integrated into a router. Software firewalls simply use an existing PC with two Ethernet ports (one for the network and one for the Internet), with firewall software installed.

A firewall acts as a security gate that selectively controls the data packets sent between your PC and the Internet. If you think of the Internet as a series of hallways, firewalls are the security doors through which some people (i.e., data) may pass and others may not.

Questions?
Hardware vs Software-based firewalls? • Hardware based firewalls are more secure than software firewalls because they typically have proprietary operating systems that deter hackers. Once the operating system is compromised, the firewall is next, followed by the network.
What can a firewall protect against? • Unauthenticated interactive logins from the "outside" world. • Block inbound traffic, but permit outbound • Block services	What can't a firewall protect against? • Viruses • Insider attack

Firewalls are just one part of a total integrated security solution.
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Technologies::

  > Firewalls
  > Intrusion
  > Virus Protection
  > Management

Netgear FVS318 VPN Firewall

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