Hardware and Software Firewalls

If you're an employee in a medium- to large-sized business, you probably have no idea how well your individual machines are protected. In my company, whenever they need to reboot certain hardware relating to protecting emails even for five minutes, I notice an increase in the number of spam that gets through to our PCs. Larger business can afford sophisticated firewalls to protect their assets. After all, hackers do not target the "little people." No, hackers try to make a statement by going after the most powerful and arrogant business owners out there. Fortunately, they have no shortage of super easy targets.

So, business can afford to purchase expensive but great protection for their networks.

The small business owner and the home business computer owner have different problems. they don't have the financing for top dollar hardware and software protection, but they're not usually the target of cyber attacks. So, there is a fine medium: software firewalls.

There are many programs that offer incredibly good protection for cyber attacks, and they're free. The thought is to enthuse as many people as possible to go out and purchase the slightly better protection. The charge is rarely over $50 but the protection you receive is outstanding. ZoneAlarm is one such program. You can download it for free or you can buy a copy, thus entitling you to quicker upgrades and technical support if you need it.

Personal firewalls are great tools. If you still have Windows XP, you can protect yourself very well from attackers getting into your system because XP has its own built-in firewall. The freebies are well worth the time it takes to get your system set up. If you like the tool, support their effort by paying for the software.

Mort is a technical and business writer, and writes about a variety of topics including motor home awnings and sites featuring capri jeans

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