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A sample firewall between a LAN and the internet is shown in the diagram below. The point of vulnerability is the connection between the two. At this point, network traffic can be filtered using both hardware and software.<\/p>\n
There are two types of firewall systems: one that uses network layer filters and the other that uses user, application, or network layer proxy servers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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