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Intangible information is becoming increasingly important in today's business world. Fewer and fewer companies are choosing physical data storage, where all data is stored on servers or in data centers all online.

This makes it easier to process the data, but unfortunately it also makes it easier for hackers to attack the data! Hacker attacks are on the rise: in 2015 alone, more than 81% of organizations faced security issues caused by external attacks. This number is expected to continue to rise: Google predicts that by 2020 there will be 5 billion internet users worldwide. This is scary, because the number of hackers is proportional to the number of Internet users.

In this guide, we will introduce you to the first weapon you can use to protect your network against these phenomena: installing and configuring a firewall. You will also learn how to create a secure connection between two companies so that no one can listen to or read your data.

Check out my course on configuring VPN rules and firewalls on your network to learn how to secure all architectures. Ready to start?

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