Specifications

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.ETWORKAPPLICATIONSSUCHASSOFTWAREPROGRAMSTHATALLOWREMOTEACCESSTOTHE
COMPUTERALSOMAKETHECOMPUTERVULNERABLETOACCESSBYOTHERPEOPLEONTHE
)NTERNET)FUSINGANETWORKAPPLICATIONTHATALLOWSREMOTEACCESSCONSIDERINSTALL
INGAFIREWALL
%LECTRONIC3ECURITY
4HEFOLLOWINGARETWOMETHODSTOSECUREYOURCOMPUTERELECTRONICALLY
.ETWORK!DDRESS4RANSLATION
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BEINGUSED.!4PROVIDESAVERYBASICLEVELOFSECURITY
&IREWALLS
4HESAFESTWAYTOPREVENTATTACKSONTHECOMPUTERISTHROUGHAFIREWALLnAHARD
WAREDEVICEORSOFTWAREPROGRAMTHATPROTECTSTHECOMPUTERFROMUNAUTHORIZED
ACCESSBYCONTROLLINGWHOCANACCESSYOURCOMPUTERANDMONITORINGTHETRANSMIS
SIONSBETWEENTHECOMPUTERANDTHE)NTERNET
7INDOWS80HASABUILTINFIREWALL&ORMOREINFORMATIONSELECT(ELPAND
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INSTALLINGAFIREWALL(ARDWAREANDSOFTWAREFIREWALLPRODUCTSARECHANGINGRAPIDLY
ASMOREHOMESANDBUSINESSESESTABLISHHIGHSPEEDDIGITALCONNECTIONSBETWEEN
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