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Importance of Firewalls in the Security of Network

Aman Jain, Neeraj .

Abstract


Cyber security is crucial in the realm of information technology. In the current context, data security has grown to be a major concern. When it comes to cybersecurity, the word which springs to mind is “cybercrime”, which occurs in large numbers on a regular basis. To tackle cybercrime, several governments and organizations are employing a range of tactics. Many individuals are still concerned about cybersecurity, despite several measures. This research focuses and, in particular, cyber terrorism. It examines their most relevant implications. The threat of has the potential to cost businesses billions of dollars. The study also looks at the components and goals of cyber terrorism. This report also offers two cybersecurity case studies. It also covers a variety of cyber advance security and cyber remove terrorism solutions. Access control, antivirus software, application security, network analytics, various forms of network-related security (endpoint, online, wireless), firewalls, VPN encryption, and more are all included in network security. Network traffic is managed by firewalls using pre-established security rules. Firewalls are an essential component of daily computing since they block malicious traffic. Firewalls, particularly Next Generation Firewalls, which concentrate on thwarting malware and application-layer attacks, are crucial to network security.


Keywords


Cyber security, cyber space, terrorism, information security, next generation firewalls

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