Firewall Policies

To protect private networks and individual machines from the dangers of the greater Internet, a firewall can be employed to filter incoming or outgoing traffic based on a predefined set of rules called firewall policies. Policy Actions Packets flowing through a firewall can have one of three outcomes: Accepted: permitted through the firewall Dropped: not

Firewall

A firewall is an integrated collection of security measures designed to prevent unauthorized electronic access to a networked computer system. A network firewall is similar to firewalls in building construction, because in both cases they are intended to isolate one “network” or “compartment” from another. All Done!