Firewall- 1.it is a system that is designed to prevent unauthorized access from entering a private network. 2. It creates a safety barrier between a private network and the public internet. 3. It is especially important to large organizations Firewall rules can be based on IP addresses Domain Name(i.e.website name) Protocols Programs Ports Keywords Firewall Types- 1. Network Based firewall- (a) Combination of hardware and software (b) protects an entire network 2. Host based firewall- (a) software firewall that is installed on a computer (b) protects that computer only (c) A lot of antivirus programs come with a host based firewall firewall can be (1) stand-alone firewall(hardware firewall), (2) router have a built-in firewall(hardware firewall), (3) cloud firewall (software firewall)this is testing