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Megabit/sec
​ ​
vs.
​ ​
Megabytes
Talking ​ ​ about ​ ​​ network ​ ​ speed ​​ ​ and ​ ​​ cumulated ​ ​ data ​ ​ traffic ​​ ​ has ​ ​ a ​ ​ good ​ ​ analogy ​ ​ with ​ ​ your ​ ​​ car
speed
​ ​
and
​ ​
traveled
​ ​
distance
​
.
Car ​ ​ speed ​​ ​ is ​ ​ expressed ​ ​ in ​ ​ miles-per-hour ​ ​ or ​ ​ kilometers-per-hour ​ ​ while ​ ​​ network ​ ​ speed ​​ ​ and
bandwidth
​​ ​
are
​ ​
expressed
​ ​
in
​ ​
bits-per-second
​ ​
or
​ ​
its
​ ​
multiples
​ ​
like
​ ​
Megabit/sec
​ ​
(Mbps).
Traveled ​ ​ distance ​​ ​ is ​ ​ expressed ​ ​ in ​ ​​ miles ​​ ​ or ​ ​​ kilometers ​ . ​ ​ For ​ ​ data ​ ​ traffic ​ ​ we ​ ​ talk ​ ​ about ​ ​​ Bytes ​​ ​ or
multiples
​ ​
like
​ ​
kB
​ ​
(kilobyte),
​ ​
MB
​ ​
(Megabyte)
​ ​
or
​ ​
GB
​ ​
(1
​ ​
Gigabyte
​ ​
=
​ ​
1024
​ ​
MB).
Internet ​ ​ Security ​ ​ Check
The
​ ​
Internet
​ ​
Security
​ ​
Check
​ ​
looks
​ ​
for
​ ​
potential
​ ​
vulnerabilities
​ ​
on
​ ​
the
​ ​​
public
​ ​ ​
side
​ ​
of
​ ​
your
​ ​
Internet
connection.
Such
​ ​
vulnerabilities
​ ​
can
​ ​
be
​ ​
rooted
​ ​
into
​ ​
devices
​ ​
and
​ ​
applications
​ ​
that,
​ ​
to
​ ​
work
​ ​
well,
​ ​
need
​ ​
to
​ ​
be
exposed
​
​ ​ directly ​ ​ on ​ ​ the ​ ​ public ​ ​ Internet.
It’s
​ ​
perfectly
​ ​
normal
​ ​
to
​ ​
expose
​ ​
home
​ ​
devices
​ ​
if
​ ​
they
​ ​
are
​ ​
designed
​ ​
to
​ ​
securely
​ ​
work
​ ​
on
​ ​
the
​ ​
public
Internet, ​ ​ such ​ ​ as ​ ​ surveillance ​ ​ cameras ​ ​ and ​ ​ game ​ ​ consoles ​ ​ or ​ ​ applications ​ ​ like ​ ​ Skype ​ ​ and
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