Firewall

A firewall blocks network communication by looking at the address and protocol information contained within the packets. As the packet arrives at the firewall, the address and protocol information are checked against the rules programmed into the firewall. These rules can either be supplied by the vendor or created by the administrator. If there is[…]

Active Directory

Active Directory (AD) is a service developed with the intention of allowing interconnection of devices within a network. Active Directory offers management capabilities from a centralised location, and stores information about members of the domain including the users, access rights, digital assets and much more. Group Policy (GP) is a separate utility that is available[…]