How Good are Chatbots now?
Following the recent story about how a Google Bot was reported to have said things that a sentient being may say, we take a brief look at how good chatbots are now.
Let's take a brief look at what a firewall is, what types there are, and the benefits and drawbacks of firewalls.
A firewall is a network security system that can monitor and control incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rules. Based on these rules, it decides whether to allow or block specific traffic and as such, provides a valuable, controllable security barrier between inside network devices and potential threats from outside (the Internet).
Hardware firewalls protect the machines on a network and software firewalls protect the individual machines that they are installed upon.
Firewalls use their set of configurable rules to decide which traffic is allowed through and which traffic must be blocked. The firewall is generally able to do this by scanning packets of data (e.g. for known malicious code or attack vectors which are regarded as threats according to the rules). The main ways in which firewalls work include:
The benefits of having firewalls in place include:
Firewalls are a long-established (and now a relatively standard) element of cyber-defences that still provide a vital protective function. The fact that they can be applied to different parts of the IT system and infrastructure and can be configured with different rules and different levels as required and left to operate on their own gives them flexibility but at the same time, they provide businesses with a level of confidence that networks are being monitored automatically. Firewalls, however, are just one (important) tool in the overall defence of business networks and devices. Today’s cybercriminals are finding ever-more inventive ways to breach defences and exploit human errors and social engineering opportunities, so businesses need to employ a large number of different security (and privacy) tools and strategies to ensure that they are protected day-to-day.
Following the recent story about how a Google Bot was reported to have said things that a sentient being may say, we take a brief look at how good chatbots are now.
Microsoft has announced the retirement of its famous Internet Explorer browser which is now officially out of support as of June 15, 2022 for certain versions of Windows 10.
In this insight, we take a look at Shopify, what it offers, and how it has grown to become a major e-commerce platform.