Stay updated on cyber attacks worldwide. Explore expert insights, threat trends, and prevention strategies to protect your business from evolving cybersecurity risks.
If the main entry to your house is protected by your front door, your computer network is protected by a firewall — a term that originally hails from the automotive industry. In a car, a firewall is a metal barrier that separates the engine compartment from passengers, thus protecting us if a fire ignites in the engine. In the same manner, an electronic firewall is placed between the internet and your network to protect / shield your system infrastructure from the conflagration an intrusion could produce.