The document compares firewalls and antivirus software in terms of their roles in cybersecurity, highlighting their strengths and weaknesses. Firewalls control network access and employ methods like packet filtering and stateful inspection, while antivirus software focuses on identifying malware through signature-based detection and behavioral analysis. Both have limitations, such as firewalls being less effective against specific malware types and antivirus software struggling with encrypted traffic and new threats.

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Controls the entry and exit points of the cyber
fortress.
Signature moves: Packet Filtering, Proxy
Services, and Stateful Inspection.
Firewall, the Gatekeeper!
Specializing in identifying and vanquishing
malware..
Signature moves: Signature-Based
Detection, Behavioral Analysis, and Heuristic
Power.
Antivirus, the Defender!

3. STRENGTHS
Effective against various
types of malware
ANTIVIRUS
Controls network access
with precision
Real-time scanning for
constant vigilance
Monitors and filters
incoming/outgoing
traffic
Behavioral analysis to
catch tricky threats
Acts as a barrier against
unauthorized access
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4. WEAKNESSES
May not be as effective
against network-based
attacks
ANTIVIRUS
Less effective against
specific malware types
Relies on signature
databases, may miss
new threats
May not inspect
encrypted traffic
thoroughly
Limited control over
unauthorized access
Limited in detecting
malware embedded in
files
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