I was totally shocked and amazed that our government actually put out some useful information on how to protect your home computer.
A network firewall or firewall router is a hardware device that users can install between the computers on their Local Area Network (LAN) and their broadband device (cable/DSL modem). By blocking inbound access to the computers on the LAN from the Internet at large (yet still allowing the LAN computers' outbound access), a hardware-based firewall can often provide sufficient protection for a user to complete the downloading and installation of necessary software patches. A hardware-based firewall provides a high degree of protection for new computers being brought online.
It is always a good idea to have a hardware and a software firewall in place when you connect to the internet. You can find several free and very good firewalls at filehippo.com I would also recommend downloading a good Anti Malware-Anti virus program as well. You can find this article at Before You Connect a New Computer to the Internet
A network firewall or firewall router is a hardware device that users can install between the computers on their Local Area Network (LAN) and their broadband device (cable/DSL modem). By blocking inbound access to the computers on the LAN from the Internet at large (yet still allowing the LAN computers' outbound access), a hardware-based firewall can often provide sufficient protection for a user to complete the downloading and installation of necessary software patches. A hardware-based firewall provides a high degree of protection for new computers being brought online.
It is always a good idea to have a hardware and a software firewall in place when you connect to the internet. You can find several free and very good firewalls at filehippo.com I would also recommend downloading a good Anti Malware-Anti virus program as well. You can find this article at Before You Connect a New Computer to the Internet
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