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<<Why is it so so important to have a Firewall ??>>
The firewall is like this brave, faithful soldier who just does what is asked of him. Here is Why we need it ??
- Blocking Incoming Traffic depending on Source As understood from the subtitle, the firewall either restricts or allows the incoming traffic based on the rules available for the firewall, as specified by the organization or Individual. For example, if it is against the company’s Security policy to use Instant Messengers while working, all incoming traffic from any of the popular Internet Messaging platforms will be blocked.
- Blocking based on website Content The firewall doesn’t work just based on source or destination, but it can also filter traffic based on content. For most companies, viewing or surfing websites with adult or pornographic content is strictly forbidden. So all of this content can be effectively blocked by the firewall.
- Allocates Internal Resources Even though a firewall is really used for blocking external traffic, it can be used to allocate and spread resources within the company.For instance, junior executives in a company might not have access to the Internet while the seniors do.
- Blocking Selected Outgoing Traffic
A firewall not only dissects and prevents trouble incoming traffic, but also does vigilance on outgoing traffic.
For example, it prevents access to inappropriate sites by your employees.
- Make reports on all network traffic, network activity and such like
A firewall also provides on-demand or frequent reports for the owners or the IT administrators to have a holistic
view on what’s happening on the network, a report on all the traffic that went in or out of the computer network.