Firewall tips
Computer systems are under the constant attack from viruses. If
a computer is connected to the Internet with a Broadband
connection, then the risk of a virus attack is very high
nowadays.
Every day, many Internet users are attacked by these viruses and
face a loss of data, many dollars and time. These viruses and
worms may interfere with your privacy, and can destroy your
Internet connection and the data that is stored in your
computer.
In local area networks, special kinds of Routers are introduced
which contain a built in Fire wall (software which protects your
computer from viruses and hackers). If you are using a network
connection of which the Routers do not contain Firewalls, then
you can use alternate ways to protect your self from viruses and
hackers.
We can download these Firewalls from the Internet free of cost.
This makes the protection of emails and passwords safe. We can
easily save our selves from hackers and viruses.
Here I am writing the name of a few websites, which provide
firewall tips and free download services of firewalls and virus
scan software's.
1. www.sofer-networking.org 2. www.mcafee.com
It is necessary for us to upgrade our virus scanners and
firewalls after every 15 days, or at least monthly. The updates
are free of cost.
Don't forget to scan your entire system every week. If we follow
the firewall tips, which are given above, then we can easily
protect our computer and precious data stored within it.
If we are using a computer worth 100's of dollars then
purchasing, or downloading a piece of security software is not
expensive compared to the price of your computer.