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A firewall provides an additional layer of protection to prevent unauthorized use of your PC and can take the form of software or hardware. Firewalls enforce restrictions on incoming traffic and can also help mask your computer's identity in order to make it more difficult for outsiders to obtain valuable information.
- Protects your personal information by placing a barrier between worms, hackers and your hard drive.
- Records potentially hostile Internet traffic and alerts you. This is valuable information to use when reporting security problems.
- Monitors Internet and network activity and controls application access to the Internet
For more information and links to firewall software see:
Juniper Firewall products
Microsoft Firewall info
Personal Firewalls
Sygate Personal Firewall - "Award Winning Technology Within! FREE for personal use, Sygate Personal Firewall 5.x provides best of breed security in a user friendly interface, protecting your PC from hackers, trojans and DoS attacks..."
ZoneAlarm - "...blocks dangerous Internet threats, guarding your PC from many of the tactics used by hackers and data thieves"
If additional assistance is needed please contact technical support at 312.850.5490 or email support@onshore.com.
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