Question

firewalls are used to protect against
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Answer 1

Answer:

Firewalls provide protection against outside cyber attackers by shielding your computer or network from malicious or unnecessary network traffic. Firewalls can also prevent malicious software from accessing a computer or network via the internet.

Answer 2

ғɪʀᴇᴡᴀʟʟs ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ ᴄʏʙᴇʀ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋᴇʀs ʙʏ sʜɪᴇʟᴅɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴜᴛᴇʀ ᴏʀ ɴᴇᴛᴡᴏʀᴋ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴍᴀʟɪᴄɪᴏᴜs ᴏʀ ᴜɴɴᴇᴄᴇssᴀʀʏ ɴᴇᴛᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴛʀᴀғғɪᴄ. ғɪʀᴇᴡᴀʟʟs ᴄᴀɴ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴘʀᴇᴠᴇɴᴛ ᴍᴀʟɪᴄɪᴏᴜs sᴏғᴛᴡᴀʀᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀᴄᴄᴇssɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴜᴛᴇʀ ᴏʀ ɴᴇᴛᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴠɪᴀ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴇᴛ.

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