Firewalls act as a barrier between trusted and untrusted networks, controlling the flow of incoming and outgoing .

By monitoring and filtering data packets, firewalls help to prevent unauthorized and protect sensitive information.

By filtering traffic, firewalls ensure that only legitimate reach sensitive resources.

More advanced firewalls use Inspection, which tracks active connections and makes decisions based on the context of the traffic.

Firewalls act as a barrier between trusted and untrusted networks, controlling the flow of incoming and outgoing .

More advanced firewalls use Inspection, which tracks active connections and makes decisions based on the context of the traffic.

Packet-filtering firewalls inspect packets transmitted between networks. They use predefined rules to allow or block traffic based on , ports, and protocols, providing a basic level of security.