The Windows firewall protects the computer from malware that has infiltrated another PC and now wants to spread via the network. It is therefore strongly recommended not to deactivate it.

H aving a properly configured firewall on your computer is an important part of staying safe online, but having one on your ...

Unlike hardware firewalls, software firewalls can easily distinguish between programs on a computer. This lets them allow data to one program while blocking another.

An outage that shut down the 911 system in Massachusetts for two hours on Tuesday was caused by a computer firewall and not due to a cyberattack or hack, a preliminary investigation has revealed.

A firewall can be a hardware tool or a software utility. Most of us have already used hardware firewalls, because modern routers have firewall features built-in. By default, they can block incoming ...