What is a port?
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This document explains the concept of computer ports, defining them as access points for communication between devices and networks. It highlights the risks associated with open ports, particularly how they can facilitate the spread of malware if proper security measures are not in place. Recommendations for protection include using firewalls and antivirus software to secure ports against potential threats.
What is a port?
- 1. March 16th, 2013 Published by: Anonymous Ip Address HQ What is a port? it ten years ago. If your computer is not protected, What is a port? then every 20 minutes your compute is at risk of Source: http://ipaddresshq.com/what-is-a-port/ being infected. What is worse is that malware is A computer port can be several things. They are often just the precursor to worse things like hackers. sometimes used as a communication channel, and There are a lot of people out there that are very at other times they are used as an interface between interested in gathering personal information and one computer and the next or within the contexts financial data that do not belong to them. of a network. Computer ports may also be physical Protecting Ports: or virtual depending on their connection type. In common terms, a port is really an access point or Installing and utilizing a firewall is one of the an outlet. Most of the time they are used to dock preferred methods of defending ports. Upgrading peripheral accessories to our computer. Docking is and /or installing technology-current versions of the computer term for plugging it into something. antivirus/antimalware are also recommended. If So docking a device means to plug it into a port. If you are not very good with computers, than consider you have a cell phone, you are constantly utilizing an antivirus package that comes with technical one of its ports. Each time you connect the charging support. Once such service would be Comodo.com, cable to the phone you are plugging the cable into their GeekBuddy program is an award winning a port. program. You can allow the GeekBuddy technicians to set up your security system for you. It is a free Ports are either Opened or Closed, and both terms service with the antivirus suite. are important to understand. An open port is one that is able to receive packets of data. So the opposite of an open port is a port that denies packets, and this would be the definition of a closed port. Open and closed refer to security measures that affect how communication between a computer and the Internet occurs. If you unplug a cord from a port, that port might still be open, even though the cable is no longer attached to the computer. Open and closed can best be thought of in an electronic sense of whether or not data can flow through the port. Are Ports Dangerous? Ports are very dangerous if you do not have security software set up to defend your ports. Trojans, which are a form of malware, use open ports to spread themselves throughout a network of computers. Even as technology changes, malware still finds a way of penetrating defences, and ports are no exception. Statics show that it takes only 20 minutes once malware is released to the Internet for it to find a host. That is about half of the time that used to take