An Introduction to the Popular IT Security Software

Cybersecurity software tools are used for detecting and mitigating security attacks in your system. Since there is a range of security attacks, there are also different types of security products that target these attacks. Here’s a look at the popular ones:

Antivirus

Antivirus is a software utility that helps in preventing, searching, detecting and removing malicious malware like viruses, Trojans, worms, etc. Some of the basic functions of antivirus include scanning directories and files for suspicious patterns, scanning of specific files of your computer or CD, removing detected infectious files and providing an overview of the health of your computer.

Firewall

The specialized defense systems for a computer network or a single computing device refers to a firewall. It filters the data that enters or leaves a network by restricting or blocking network ports from hackers and viruses. The firewall also acts as a barrier between an untrusted and trusted network by only permitting traffic that is defined by the policy of the firewall to enter the network.