Some examples include a computer club demonstrating that it was possible to shift money around on television without even a pin number, a hacker deleted all the billing records for various internet access providers, and weather reports were removed from the National Weather Service's computer in Maryland. These are only a few examples of the possibilities. Operating on the internet makes your personal information vulnerable to others without your consent. Hackers then have the power to change what they want at will. The use of a firewall prevents unwanted visitors.
Many people are under the impression that implementing a firewall is a tiresome, tedious process.
Interceptor Firewall Appliance by Technologic is a perfect example of how easy installing a firewall can be. All it takes is approximately thirty minutes of filling out a few easy question on how you use the internet and the CD ROM takes care of the rest by producing simple step by step instructions on how to implement your firewall. There are so many companies that offer Firewall's not to mention the various features that are added to the firewall's that a brief description of the various firewall's should be helpful. The chart mentions the different features that are available and which specific firewall provides them. Another chart that I also found very helpful was a scoring chart that graded various firewall's.