Why do I need a firewall ?

Why do I need a firewall ?

Why do I need a firewall ? What is a firewall ? A firewall is a device that can look at each piece of data coming into and going out of your network (packets) and then decide whether it is allowed to pass through or not. It’s like a security guard monitoring...
Cyber Essentials

Cyber Essentials

Cyber Essentials What is Cyber Essentials? Cyber Essentials is a Government backed scheme developed to help businesses protect themselves from a cyber attack. It is suitable for businesses of all sizes and will help prevent the most common cyber attacks. While a cyber...
Firewalls

Firewalls

Firewalls Section 4 of the Cyber Essentials set is all about Firewalls and how they are used in the organisation. This section is an introduction to firewalls. What is a Firewall? A ‘firewall’ is hardware or software that creates a barrier between a ‘trusted network’...
Malware protection

Malware protection

Malware protection Viruses are a type of malware and their job is to stay alive (or evade detection) by getting onto your computer, doing whatever is required and then looking to infect the next computer. Sources of malware include rogue links (sometimes seen in...