A process to provide a secure network environment for computers that desire protection from unauthorized access while connected to a non-secure network
CA 2298752 A1 · Owner: Durward, James · Inventors: Durward, James
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The invention is a process for providing a secure network environment for computers, that are connected to networks that are inherently non-secure by design. As the world's, networks accelerate their conversion to high bandwidth cable ADSL/DSL, and , fibre, connections, security issues surrounding this type of full-time connection have become of, great concern. Computers using dial-up connections or direct full-time connections are, vulnerable to hacker attacks. While larger corporate networks with full-time connections, to the Internet are often protected by an internal firewall residential, home , office, and, small business connections rarely are. Firewalls installed at the user …
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- Filed February 14, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended February 14, 2020.
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