Management Of Information Security
Management Of Information Security
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781337405713
Author: WHITMAN, Michael.
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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Chapter 12, Problem 2E
Program Plan Intro

Firewall:

  • Firewall is a hardware or software program which is used to permit files to arrive in the network based on the privacy.
  • It is present at the gateway of the network and used to protect the traffic flow and privacy in the network.
  • It is a tool of network used to protect from illegal access from the private network.

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