10 Tips to optimize your computer firewall
Right now, building computer without additional security software such as firewall is very risk. In a matter of seconds, you’re computer can be invaded by adwares, malware, spyware, virus, worm, trojan or bot-software that can destroy your computer.
Don’t let that be happen by installing firewall on your computer. Firewall is a tool to protect internal network of attacks from outer network such as internet.
Firewall will filters the traffics from external network that flows into internal network and vice versa. Here is some tips to optimize your computer firewall:
- Tighten your system: This will reduce your system’s vulnerabilities significantly.
- Make it as simple as it could.
- Set the procedure so that it could be easily evaluated.
- Change all the default settings.
- Monitors the outbound traffic in the network.
- Install DMZ (Demilitarized Zone).
- Configure NTP (Network Time Protocol).
- Make the configuration as an IDS (Intrusion Detection System)
- Test the vulnerabilities.
- Activate the log record
Installing firewall doesn’t mean that your network 100% safe. You should maintain your network perodically to optimize it.
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