{"id":78562,"date":"2018-05-11T11:37:24","date_gmt":"2018-05-11T18:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/?p=78562"},"modified":"2019-05-08T20:00:24","modified_gmt":"2019-05-09T03:00:24","slug":"the-intego-mac-podcast-episode-30-what-is-a-firewall-and-how-does-it-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/the-intego-mac-podcast-episode-30-what-is-a-firewall-and-how-does-it-work\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a firewall, and how does it work? &#8211; Intego Mac Podcast, Episode 30"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-73558\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/New-Intego-Mac-Podcast-Episode.png\" alt=\"New Intego Mac Podcast Episode\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/New-Intego-Mac-Podcast-Episode.png 600w, https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/New-Intego-Mac-Podcast-Episode-150x75.png 150w, https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/New-Intego-Mac-Podcast-Episode-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/intego-mac-podcast\/id1293834627\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Intego Mac Podcast<\/a> episode 30\u00a0is now available!<\/p>\n<p>After some news about an interesting new iOS security feature, some potential malware, and a surprising move by Microsoft, hosts Kirk and Josh\u00a0delve into firewalls.<\/p>\n<p>What is a firewall? 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