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Note: The download service notification only keeps track of files downloaded via P2P download.

Figure 94 Download Service Notification

10.12.5 P2P Download Security

When you download using P2P, you reveal your IP address. This increases the risk of hacking attacks, which can be protected against by a good firewall.

Use a Hardware-based Firewall

Place a hardware-based firewall between your network and the Internet (a software-based firewall on your computer would just protect the computer itself, not the NSA since your computer is not between your NSA and the Internet).

Figure 95 Firewall

Ideally your firewall should have the following:

•Stateful packet inspection to control access between the Internet and your network and protect your NSA (and computers) from hacking attacks.

•IDP (Intrusion Detection and Prevention) to detect malicious packets within normal network traffic and take immediate action against them.

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