The firewall component when enabled, allows for the customization of traffic flowing in and out of your workstation. With options that control system wide rules, the firewall can be used to supplement any external hardware firewalls. Logging and alerting is available for analysis and making the end user aware of what traffic is trying to get in. With application specific rules, users can control how applications access your network or the internet. With the advanced options, common ports and applications can be given access assisting the user with decisions about protecting their network. With application traffic, Ask / Allow / Deny options allow the user to decide how individual traffic is handled. This great feature is an exceptional add- on to your internal windows firewall and your hardware firewall.
Helping to further protect users, the intrusion prevention component adds a smart technology that monitors network activities for malicious behavior. This software reacts in real-time to prevent these malicious activities. An added option is an advanced technology that helps to prevent ID Theft..
