Hardware or Software Firewall

Get a hardware or software firewall

We highly recommend all computer users have a firewall solution. There are two ways a firewall can protect your computer and network.

Hardware firewall - A hardware firewall is a hardware device that is connected to your network. Often many home users who have a home network use their network router as a firewall solution.
Software firewall - A software firewall is a software program that you install on your computer that helps protect that computer from unauthorized incoming and outgoing data. Below is a listing of a few of the more widely used software firewall programs.

Microsoft Security Essencial

about microsoft security essentials Microsoft Security Essentials is designed to protect against viruses, spyware and other malicious software. Like most antivirus suites, including paid solutions, it does not come with a separate firewall component. Rather, it uses Windows’ built-in firewall, and that’s good enough for most purposes.