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Questions we answer in this episode
What is a firewall?
Why do I need more than one firewall?
Which device already has a firewall enabled?
What kinds of devices have an increased need for a firewall?
Episode summary
Firewalls in buildings stop fire from spreading.
Firewalls on computers do something similar: they stop malware from spreading.
Your router has a firewall that blocks threats from the internet before they reach your home network.
But what if the malware is already inside your network?
For that, you need a firewall on each of your computers.
These are especially vital for laptops, which often connect to public wifi.
And here’s the secret weapon almost nobody talks about: outbound firewalls.
They’re a unique and powerful extra layer of protection - and wildly underrated.
Call to action
Please verify that the firewall is turned on for each computer in your home.
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