Firewalls for Dummies, Chapter 1: Why do you need a firewall?

Firewalls for Dummies, Chapter 1, by Brian Komar, Ronald Beekelaar and Joern Wettern provides an excellent overview of what a firewall is, what it does and how it works. Further, it explains when you might need a firewall, covering issues like Internet protocols, security and hacking.

Firewalls for Dummies
Chapter 1 of Firewalls For Dummies by Brian Komar, Ronald Beekelaar and Joern Wettern provides an excellent overview of what a firewall is, what it does and how it works. Further it explains when you might need a firewall, covering issues like Internet protocols, security and hacking.

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Excerpted from Firewalls For Dummies by Brian Komar, Ronald Beekelaar and Joern Wettern (ISBN: 0764540483).

Copyright © 2006, John Wiley & Sons Inc. All rights reserved.

This was last published in August 2006

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