A software program that acts as a barrier between your computer and the Internet.  It stops unwanted data requests to your computer and permits legitimate requests.  Compare it your home's front door.  If you didn't have a front door, intruders could come and go as they pleased, stealing and damaging your property.
Security alerts
DHL and UPS emails spreading viruses

Fake DHL and UPS emails are spreading trojan horse viruses by asking users to click on an attachment.  The attachments may be presented as a shipping label, an invoice, a delivery confirmation, etc.  If you receive one of these emails, either

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Common threats
Phone Scams

E-mails or phone calls that try to get you to call 809, 284 or 876 area codes may be scams!

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Security terms
Port following -

This process tracks communication sessions to ensure that the port initially used to establish a connection is the only one used. This prevents hackers who access an open port with authentic credentials from connecting to another open port to transfer data unnoticed.

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Disclaimer: These tools have been provided for your convenience as a courtesy of the owner free of charge to the public for personal use only. All rights have been reserved by the producer of the software. Bright House Networks, Road Runner, and the software owner assumes no responsibility or liability for their use. Also, we do not offer technical support for these tools, but it can be obtained from the software owner. The products are offered by the software owner to be used free of charge and "as is" with no warranty, and no guarantee of success in preventing malicious software (malware) of any type from entering your computer, or in trying to remove it. However, Bright House Networks security departments have been able to use these tools with some success. We wanted to make you aware of their existence to provide you with additional options in the fight against malware.