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What is Firewall
1.
A hardware device or software program that controls the passage of traffic at a network boundary according to a predefined set of rules.
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2.
A
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A device or software to selectively filter packets.
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This is a host or router which provides a strict gateway to the Internet for a subnetwork, checking traffic and maybe dropping some network packets.
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5.
A collection of systems that enforce an access control policy amount networks. Typically the
firewall
is located between the internal network and the outside network to block unauthorized traffic (Butcher-Powell, 2005).
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6.
A software or hardware that is designed to block and prevent unwanted or unauthorized network traffic between computer networks or hosts.
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7.
Hardware or software solutions used to prevent unauthorized access to private networks through the internet.
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firewall
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Firewall
s can be implemented in both hardware and software, or a combination of both. There are several types of
firewall
techniques. These include packet filter, application gateway, circuit-level gateway, and proxy server.
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This is a host or router, which provides a strict gateway to the Internet for a subnetwork, checking traffic and maybe dropping some network packets.
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10.
It is a device from a network of computers that has the function of regulating network traffic between unrelated networks and preventing the transmission and/or reception of harmful or unauthorized data from one network to another.
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This is a host or router which provides a strict gateway to the Internet for a subnetwork, checking traffic and maybe dropping some network packets.
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12.
This is a host or router which provides a strict gateway to the Internet for a subnetwork, checking traffic and maybe dropping some network packets.
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13.
A hardware/software capability that limits access between networks and/or systems in accordance with a specific security policy.
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14.
This is a host or router which provides a strict gateway to the Internet for a subnetwork, checking traffic and maybe dropping some network packets.
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A set of related programs that reside on a network gateway server that protects the resources of a private network from users from other networks.
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16.
Computer, device connecting company local Network with global network (Internet).
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17.
In network security,
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This is a host or router, which provides a strict gateway to the Internet for a subnetwork, checking traffic and maybe dropping some network packets.
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Hardware and software used to prevent unauthorized access to a computer or network.
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This is a host or router that provides a strict gateway to the Internet for a subnetwork, checking traffic and maybe dropping some network packets.
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A
firewall
is a piece of hardware and/or software which functions in a networked environment to prevent some communications forbidden by the security policy, analogous to the function of
firewall
s in building construction.
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22.
A device and/or software designed to protect networks of differing security levels.
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23.
A peace of software that is a part of the operating system or can be an external program. It serves to protect a particular computer system it is installed on, or to protect a group of machines in a local area network (LAN).
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A security system used in computer networks to monitor network traffic.
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A software or hardware that is designed to block the unwanted or unauthorized network traffic between computer networks or hosts.
Firewall
s are mostly considered as a part of IPS that constitutes the first line of defense in the provisioning of the information security services.
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