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Understanding Firewalls and Security

A firewall is a program or hardware device that filters incoming network traffic and protects private networks and systems. It works by examining incoming packets of information and blocking those detected as threats. Firewalls help keep intruders out of networks while allowing legitimate access, and protect sensitive information. However, firewalls cannot fully protect against viruses, certain data-driven attacks, attacks that don't pass through the firewall, or compromised insiders.

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Understanding Firewalls and Security

A firewall is a program or hardware device that filters incoming network traffic and protects private networks and systems. It works by examining incoming packets of information and blocking those detected as threats. Firewalls help keep intruders out of networks while allowing legitimate access, and protect sensitive information. However, firewalls cannot fully protect against viruses, certain data-driven attacks, attacks that don't pass through the firewall, or compromised insiders.

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FIREWALLS

BY: JALESH PRATAP SINGH


AND
SHASHANK TIWARI
FIREWALL

– IT IS A PROGRAM OR HARDWARE DEVICE THAT


FILTERS THE INFORMATION COMING THROUGH THE
INTERNET CONNECTION INTO YOUR PRIVATE
NETWORK OR COMPUTER SYSTEM

– IF AN INCOMING PACKET OF INFORMATION IS


DETECTED AS AN INTRUDER BY THE FILTERS, IT IS
NOT ALLOWED THROUGH
HONEY POTS

A honey pot is a machine sitting on


the network for people to hack into.
It allows you to watch how a
machine can be hacked and
(hopefully) learn from the
experience.
WHY USE A FIREWALL

– Keeps intruders out of your


network while still letting you get
your job done

– Protect sensitive information

– Provides some protection for


machines lacking in security   
BASIC WORKING METHODS

 PACKET FILTERING

 PROXY SERVICE

 STATEFUL INSPECTION
HOW CRACKERS WORK

 REMOTE LOGIN

 APPLICATION BACKDOORS

 SMTP SESSION HIJACKING

 OPERATING SYSTEM BUGS


HOW CRACKERS WORK

 DENIAL OF SERVICE

 E-MAIL BOMBS

 MACROS

 VIRUSES
HOW CRACKERS WORK

 SPAM

 REDIRECT BOMBS

 SOURCE ROUTING
MAKING FIREWALL FIT

 I P ADDRESSES

 DOMAIN NAMES
SOFTWARE FIREWALLS
 TINY FIREWALL
 ZONE ALARM
 SYSGATE
 AGNITUM
 PORTSLOCK
 PERSONAL FIREWALL
 HACK TRACER
 KERIO PERSONAL FIREWALL
WHAT IT CAN’T HELP
– Firewalls can’t protect against
Viruses
• Too many ways of encoding binary
files
• Too many different architectures

– Firewalls cannot protect against data-


driven attacks
• Attack that is in the form of innocuous-
seeming data that is copied to an
internal host where it is then executed.
WHAT IT CAN’T HELP
– Attacks that don’t go through
the firewall
• Back-door entrances into your
network
– Traitors inside your network
• Industrial spy
– Stupid users
• Intruders can completely
bypass your firewall, if they can
find a “helpful” employee
BIBLIOGRAPHY

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THANK YOU

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