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Podcast: InfosecTrain
Episode: Advantages and Disadvantages of Firewalls
Description: These days, most of our work and daily tasks, from schooling to shopping, are conducted online. The internet has made it possible to accomplish tasks that used to take hours with just a few taps on a computer, laptop, or smartphone. It has been demonstrated that internet activity has increased dramatically, and as a result, so have internet-related threats such as hacking, cracking, spamming, etc. To regulate these web activities, firewalls are applied to prevent illegal and unauthorized access to a computer, laptop, smartphone, tablet, etc.
What is a Firewall?
A firewall is a system...