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What is a Firewall?

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 In the game of network security, you are either secure or you are not; there exists no middle ground. If a computer is connected to the Internet connection, it is vulnerable to online attacks. The only difference is some computers could be more susceptible than others. Look at this global cyber-security statistics to get a clear picture – a Veronis report highlights that cyber-criminal attack the internet every 39 seconds and 2,244 times daily on average. Data breaches had already exposed about 4.1 billion data in 2019. All kinds of businesses, no matter what their sizes are have become a target, especially small-scale businesses. It impacts their reputation, costs them in millions, and compromises their customer data. This information is enough to understand that a barrier must be there to protect users from threats coming online. What is a Firewall?   In the computing language, a firewall is a security software or hardware that can monitor and control network traffic, both incoming