[citw150] Lesson 3, Question 6
- From: "Steve Clark" <sclar013@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "citw150Listserv" <citw150@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 16:50:17 -0600
The societal issue I'm going to discuss is the use of firewalls. Firewalls are
an important link in protecting personal information and valuable data from
others that use the internet. You can use firewalls that are built into your
operating system (Windows XP Professional) and by installing a hardware router
between your modem and your computer. By adding these firewalls you make it
much harder for others to access your computer, however, the only 100% sure way
to keep your computer safe is to turn it off or disconnect it from the
internet. With security issues while connected to the internet are ever
present, an important website to research is:
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/iaabu/centri4/user/scf4ch2.htm.
Steve Clark
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