Understanding Firewalls - Cybersecurity's First Line of Defense

Want to keep hackers OUT and your data SAFE? Firewalls are your first line of defense against cyber threats, but not all firewalls are created equal!

In this Technically U episode, we break down everything you need to know about how firewalls work, their benefits, and the different types that keep your network secure.

🔍 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

✅ What is a Firewall? How it protects your devices & networks.

✅ How Firewalls Work – The magic behind traffic filtering.

✅ Types of Firewalls – From Stateful Inspection to Next-Gen Firewalls.

✅ The Benefits & Disadvantages – Do firewalls slow you down?

🛡 Don’t get caught off guard by cyber threats! Watch now and level up your security knowledge.

📢 Join the Conversation:

💬 Do you use a firewall? What’s your go-to security setup?

Let us know in the comments!

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Intro: (0:00)

What is a Firewall: (1:00)

How do they work: (1:35)

Packet Filtering: (2:40)

Proxy Server: (3:35)

Stateful Inspection: (4:35)

Deep Packet Inspection - DPI: (5:25)

Challenges: (7:10)

Stateless Firewalls: (8:35)

Circuit Level Gateways: (8:55)

Application Layer Gateways: (9:08)

WAF: (10:00)

Cloud Firewalls: (10:33)

Next-Generation Firewalls - NGFW: (11:00)

Endpoint Protection - EPP: (13:00)

Intrusion Detection Systems - IDS: (13:25)