Application firewall

To secure your endpoint, ensure the application firewall is turned on. The application firewall protects your computer from being attacked by another device on the same network. Whether you are running Microsoft Windows or macOS, the application firewall needs to be enabled. By default, Windows has the application firewall turned on; leave it that way. On macOS, the application firewall is off by default. You should ensure your baseline configuration for Macs is to enable the application firewall. Go to Settings | Network | Firewall to enable it. Some may say, “Well, I mainly connect to my work network, so it is secure.” This is not always the case. Zero Trust means anyone could be an attacker. The reason is that a user’s machine could have been hacked, and the user unknowingly is part of a botnet. What is a botnet? Essentially, hackers take over Internet of Things (IoT) devices such as cameras and lights that are directly connected to the...