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Why Is A Firewall Needed For Network Security?

  The installation and establishment of firewalls across an enterprise's network is one of the many activities of a system administrator or managed IT services provider. A firewall is a crucial component of an organisation's network and plays an extremely important role in protecting and preserving it; network security firewall relates to techniques to resolve internal and external threats to the network infrastructure of a business.   A firewall is a programme or device that is designed to filter all incoming and outgoing traffic or data between the internal network and the external network (the wider internet). This is referred to as 'packet filtering' as well. A system administrator programmes several rules for the firewall that are used to analyse incoming and outgoing data.   A firewall has two main roles: Prevent unauthorized connections to your router in order to stop potential hackers. It also protects the network from inside. It blocks outgoing connexions fro

What Is Disaster Recovery Planning?

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  Disaster recovery planning refers to the steps taken to ensure business continuity in the event of a disaster. A disaster may be a physical event like flooding or fire at your office or a digital event like a data breach or ransomware attack. Effective planning for disaster recovery involves minimising downtime and keeping as high a service level as possible for your customers during and after any disaster. The aim of effective disaster recovery is for a business or organisation to return to operating capability as soon as possible after a disaster. The disaster recovery services required by a business will depend on its industry, staffing levels and what they consider an acceptable amount of downtime. Rather than a single product or service, a disaster recovery service includes a variety of services and products as well as the process of planning for disaster recovery. For example; technologies like cloud backups let you retain an off-site copy of business-critical data, making