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- | Hardware firewalls are appliances designed to provide an onsite, perimeter defence for your Local Area Network. Software firewalls provide different security benefits and have different drawbacks. One thing to note is that software firewalls protect only the device running the given software, usually a desktop computer. | ||
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- | Given that network startup after a power or network interruption is a critical vulnerability period for a small, remote location to be protected, it is best that a hardware firewall be put in place in library networks. | ||
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- | Five firewall options for libraries are listed below. There are many more available. | ||
- | * SonicWall | ||
- | * Cisco ASA : comprehensive solution for mid- sized networks with multiple locations | ||
- | * Sophos | ||
- | * Fortinet | ||
- | * WatchGuard : Fast unified threat management (UTM) option | ||
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