firewall
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- noun
- /ˈfaɪərˌwɔl/
- Specialized
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cortafuegos
- An entire cottage industry has emerged with the goal of finding and creating holes in porous firewalls.
- install a firewall
- firewall logs
- software firewall
And Starlink is potentially that great China bypasser, that great China firewall bypasser.
- And Starlink is potentially that great China bypasser, that great China firewall bypasser.
- The only thing I, well, you know, here's the thing I did, you know, basics of, you know, I put it behind a firewall.
- But beyond those firewalls is a vastness of possibility with the Internet that they never see, information they never access.
- And now your fireball, your firewall middle box looks at it and it goes, what's that thing?
- The next levels of firewall protection come from the deep technique.
- That not a firewall, but your own personal code that protects your identity and protects your assets.
Examples
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Some routers come with firewall capability, but it may only be rudimentary.
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Installing a firewall is like hiding your computer from everyone on the Internet.
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Chief, I can get through this firewall but it's gonna take a while.
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And now if you look at our firewall status, it's denying to that IP address.
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Despite these threats, 10 percent of law firms still don't have a firewall to protect against attacks.
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With this networking system, any computer inside the plant's firewall may access each PLC using its unique IP addresses.
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At a minimum, law firms should have firewalls and virus-scanning software.
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For Windows XP SP2 users, check Security Center under Control Panels to make sure your firewall is turned on.
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The owners hid behind the firewall of anonymity to attack the regime without fear of physical retribution.
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The company installed a new firewall to protect its network from cyber attacks.
Synonyms
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A set of programs and rules that control access to computer networks
Compounds
- Literature
A government system in China that blocks websites and controls what people see online
How Secure
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The computer firewall borrows its name from that protective wall. Like a real firewall, it acts as a 'barrier' to keep out bad data or people trying to get into your computer or company network.