COMPUTER THREATS SECURITY
WHAT IS A FIREWALL IN NETWORK SECURITY
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Perform data encryption
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Record activity data
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Receive data
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Reject data
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Detailed explanation-1: -A firewall controls and blocks traffic from reaching computing devices on a network, without compromising their performance, protecting them from attacks.
Detailed explanation-2: -A firewall protects which of the following attacks? Explanation: Firewalls are used to protect the computer network and restricts illicit traffic. Denial of Service (DoS) attack is one such automated attack which a firewall with proper settings and the updated version can resist and stop from getting executed.
Detailed explanation-3: -A host-based firewall can help protect against attacks that originate from inside the network and also provide extra protection against attacks from outside the network that manage to penetrate the perimeter firewall.