Question 1

What are the three types of firewalls?

Accepted Answer

Firewalls are of three basic types. One type examines small bits of data called packets. Another type monitors the flow of an entire connection to determine whether this looks normal. The third type looks deeper and understands what the data app is, e.g., browser, email. The three of these protections help keep a network safe.

Question 2

What are the 4 firewall rules?

Accepted Answer

Allow the least you can in the network.
Put across anything that looks unnecessary.
Set rules, depending on where the data is coming from, where it is going, and what it is for.
Check and update the rules frequently so that the network is protected at all times.

Question 3

What is the difference between a gateway and a firewall?

Accepted Answer

A gateway acts as a connection point between two networks, such as your office network and the internet. A firewall sits at the junction and decides whether the traffic passing through should be allowed, blocked, or inspected further. The gateway moves data and the firewall protects it.

Question 4

What is the phase 5 shield firewall protection?

Accepted Answer

Firewall protection usually follows five steps, the first being to Identify what needs safeguarding, second, defining access policies, third configuring the firewall, fourth-monitoring traffic continuously, and finally updating the rules to match new risks or changes in the system.

Question 5

Does a small business really need firewall system?

Accepted Answer

Firewall systems are implemented based on the vulnerability environments at the work place irrespective of small, medium or large business houses. Yes. Smaller businesses are frequently chosen as their targets by spammers because of the general negligence attitude towards security will be weaker. It would be mandatory for any small business firm to install a firewall system so as to ensure their systems are protected at all times with a layer of safety.

Question 6

Will the Internet becomes slow when we use firewall systems at work place?

Accepted Answer

Normally, no. A good firewall helps eliminate the unwanted traffic, which actually helps the network function more smoothly rather than slowing it down.

Question 7

Can firewalls be used to protect cloud applications as well?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Modern firewalls can be used to monitor and protect cloud storages using applications like Microsoft 365, Google, and AWS and nowadays it is considered as one of the primary secure areas for the IT and Non-IT staff in Medium and large working environments.

Question 8

How frequently should passwords be changed (in the case of Firewalls)?

Accepted Answer

Changing passwords once in a month would be an ideal choice if the environment is non secured, but once the firewall systems are implemented it takes care of everything right from the changing passwords to detect unusual activities of the system and internet usage. This keeps the system safe as threats change during the course of time.

Question 9

Can employees able to access blocked websites if they need to?

Accepted Answer

Yes. In some cases, we can create an exception to allow for few employees to access any website but only those wil be allowed which do not pose a cyber threat, normally doorway websites are a major threat that will be used by normal users unknowingly. Vertilinks with its dedicated research cyber security team monitors all aspects and allows access only to safest websites to protect the entire organization’s Network and infrastructure.

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