An important reminder on firewalls, networks, and cyber safety

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Cybersecurity comes in many forms, especially for large enterprises that heavily depend on websites to do their business. Most of the time, these websites link up with many computers in the office that are either connected to servers or clouds, or both. With all these easily accessed connections, companies and their IT departments might need to be refreshed on the basics of firewalls and network security.

Firewalls keep viruses, malware, and other unwanted data from infiltrating a computer, and in extension, a network. This common yet effective cybersecurity device was developed to keep a computer safe from being accessed by people without the proper credentials.

Businesses that rely on websites need to have stronger firewalls since websites are gateways for many cybercriminals. The stronger the firewall, the more secure the information is beyond the website, especially if it is a website where visitors input sensitive information such as bank account and credit card details.

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Millions of computers have been hacked in the past because their firewalls failed to keep out a handful of hackers. Over the years, we’ve heard reports of entire enterprises having compromised security because of unwarranted access. IT departments in companies then need to make sure that their firewalls are up to date—especially since hackers are always developing new ways to attack via websites.

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