Different firewalls for different users: Which one's for you?

摘要

Some firewalls are application oriented whereas others are location-based. Some are equipped with antivirus features while others are good at spyware protection. Here we bring a brief description of firewalls on the basis of their features. 1. Application or Location-based Firewalls: An application firewall operates by monitoring and potentially blocking the input, output, or system service calls which do not meet the configured policy of the firewall while a location-based firewall blocks the traffic of a particular territory