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  Data security week 6 blog Configuration of firewall and I had to keep your device safe using firewall There are many firewalls out there some that may cost money and some that are free today we're going to focus on zone alarm firewall. In this example I'll be using the free trial package for zone alarm usually zone alarm does have   annual costs fee for £54.95. Zone Alarm protect home users and small businesses from emerging cyber threats with the same next-generation technology trusted by the world’s largest companies, tailored to your needs. The ZoneAlarm Firewall protects your computer from most of those threats. It defines three security zones Trusted, Public, and Blocked. By default, the Public Zone works in High security mode, and the Trusted Zone works in Medium security mode: High security mode for Public Zone lets you connect to network resources but prevents other unauthorized network users and computers from accessing the resources on your computer and co

 Data security week 5 blog   Intrusion Detection Systems What is Intrusion Detection Systems? Intrusion Detection Systems or in short form IDS. Am going to refer to Intrusion Detection Systems as IDS. IDS is a network security tool that is used to for detecting vulnerability exploits against a target application or computer. Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) extended IDS solutions by adding the ability to block threats in addition to detecting them and has become the dominant deployment option for IDS/IPS technologies. IDS monitors network traffic for unusual or suspicious activity and sends an alert to the administrator user. Detection of anomalous activity and reporting it to the network administrator is one of the main functions however, some IDS software can take action based on rules when malicious activity is detected, like blocking certain untrustworthy incoming traffic. IDS can be host based or network-based systems.   How can IDS protect your network?   There