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Seminar - An Overview of Communications Technologies

Module 6 - Internet, Intranet, Extranet, e-Commerce and Web Services                                      Slide 56 of 70 _________________                                                                                  __________

                                        A Firewall - Network Security

                                A Firewall Protects a Private Network from Users
                                  Accessing from a Public Network

                                A Firewall is a Screening Router

                                A Firewall can Perform a simple or a Complex
                                  Screening Process

                                Firewall management can be Costly

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A Firewall is a means of regulating access to an organization's private network. A Firewall performs access control and logging access attempts. It keeps unauthorized people from accessing the organizations' information. A Firewall can be simple or very complex.