{"id":2815,"date":"2008-08-05T12:29:54","date_gmt":"2008-08-05T17:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/2008\/08\/05\/why-you-need-a-computer-firewall\/"},"modified":"2008-08-05T12:29:54","modified_gmt":"2008-08-05T17:29:54","slug":"why-you-need-a-computer-firewall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/?p=2815","title":{"rendered":"Why You Need A Computer Firewall"},"content":{"rendered":"
by Ron C George<\/div>\n

With the increase in the number of computer scammers and hackers as well as viruses on the Internet, you need to consider the installation of a firewall. Between your computer and data that is entering it, this is your first line of defense. Malicious attacks targeting your computer can negatively impact upon you but these can be avoided.<\/p>\n

The firewalls available vary widely and you must determine which type is suitable for your computer. Chances are that your firewall is already set up and ready to be used if you have a computer that came installed with the Microsoft XP or Vista operating system. You must check that it is turned on and working properly. If you do not have one of these later operating systems, then you need to purchase your own software. Owners<\/a> of Microsoft XP may still want to purchase separate firewall software as the XP version doesn’t get great reviews<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There are many popular products available for trial download such as PCTools Security Suite, AVG Free and of course McAfee and you can either visit a store that sells computer software or download a firewall product through the Internet. Prices vary depending on sophistication of the software, but there are also plenty of low cost versions available, it is best to stick with more reliable companies. You need to take a few things into consideration prior to installing your firewall. The program must not stop you using the functions that you need, especially if you need to have file and printer sharing on your home network. The settings can be configured during installation or later by using the documentation provided.<\/p>\n

Firewalls can limit access to certain parts of the Internet. Awareness of how you connect is important as if you use a local area network or a router, this could happen. Accessing secured networks when you have installed a firewall is difficult. A pc linked to a company network may require a specific settings configuration to allow you to connect a firewall to them and the company’s IT department should be able to advise you with this.<\/p>\n

Installing a computer firewall is not as hard as you think. All the documentation you need is bundled with your software package and there is usually a 24\/7 support desk to assist you. To have a stand alone firewall is far better than having a internet intruder steal your valuable information or install some malicious file without your knowledge to track your every move while online.<\/p>\n

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About the Author:<\/div>\n
Computer security is important to all internet users today. To defeat Spyware<\/a> and other malicious programs from attacking your pc. Find out why you should use a firewall<\/a> .<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With the increase in the number of computer scammers and hackers as well as viruses on the Internet, you need to consider the installation of a firewall. Between your computer and data that is entering it, this is your first line of defense. Malicious attacks targeting your computer can negatively impact upon you but these can be avoided.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":912,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[97],"class_list":["post-2815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-computers-technology","tag-computers-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/912"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2815"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2815\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}