Network Security - FirewallsProblem: If you want to check the exposure of your system, you can visit a security evaluation site such as Steve Gibson's ShieldsUP! Solution: Recent increase in demand and technological advances have reduced the prices associated with hardware firewalls. It is possible to purchase a firewall for small business for a few hundred or a few thousand dollars (US). For example:
Naturally, all of these vendors have solutions that can scale to dozens, hundreds, or thousands of users: There are also numerous software firewall solutions. Such firewall software itself is very secure, but they run on top of an operating system. Unfortunately, all operating systems are vulnerable. Attackers can affect the operation of the operating system and thus harm the software firewall as well. Nevertheless, you can employ experts who will tighten security on the level of the operating system and in such a case, a software firewall solutions will provide a reasonable level of protection. Check the following link:
Explosions in the sales of cable and xDSL Internet connections has led to a new problem. Many home users have experienced network attacks and invasion of their privacy and files. To address this problem, there is a new class of desktop solutions:
For more information, follow this link to a Firewall FAQ document. If you need a consultant to evaluate different solutions, customize them to satisfy your needs, and implement them in your environment, contact us. |
