Distributed firewall
Okay, so let's say you are at a party and your mom tells you not to talk to any strangers. But there are so many people at the party, and some of them might be nice, right? How can you know who to talk to and who to avoid?
Now, imagine your computer is the party, and there are many other computers (strangers) trying to talk to it. Some of them might be harmless, but some of them might want to hurt your computer or steal its information. This is where a distributed firewall comes in.
A firewall is like a bouncer at a club. Its job is to decide who gets in and who gets kicked out. A distributed firewall works the same way, but it has more than one bouncer. These bouncers are spread out across different parts of the network (the party), so they can work together to protect your computer.
When someone (a stranger) tries to send data to your computer, the distributed firewall checks to see if it is okay. It looks at things like where the data is coming from, what type of data it is, and whether it matches any of the rules that your mom (or an IT admin) has set up.
If the data is approved, it is let through to your computer. If it is not approved, the distributed firewall blocks it and sends an alert to the IT admin (or your mom) so they can investigate further.
So, basically, a distributed firewall is like having multiple bouncers at a party to make sure only the good people get in and the bad people are kept out.
Now, imagine your computer is the party, and there are many other computers (strangers) trying to talk to it. Some of them might be harmless, but some of them might want to hurt your computer or steal its information. This is where a distributed firewall comes in.
A firewall is like a bouncer at a club. Its job is to decide who gets in and who gets kicked out. A distributed firewall works the same way, but it has more than one bouncer. These bouncers are spread out across different parts of the network (the party), so they can work together to protect your computer.
When someone (a stranger) tries to send data to your computer, the distributed firewall checks to see if it is okay. It looks at things like where the data is coming from, what type of data it is, and whether it matches any of the rules that your mom (or an IT admin) has set up.
If the data is approved, it is let through to your computer. If it is not approved, the distributed firewall blocks it and sends an alert to the IT admin (or your mom) so they can investigate further.
So, basically, a distributed firewall is like having multiple bouncers at a party to make sure only the good people get in and the bad people are kept out.