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13.4 IG2

Control 13 / Network Monitoring and Defense

Perform Traffic Filtering Between Network Segments

Think of it likeFire doors between the wings of the house that only let certain people pass from one section to another.

In plain English

Between the home's separate zones, only approved traffic is allowed to cross from one to the next, so trouble in one area cannot spread everywhere.

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