1. A method for a network aware firewall, the method comprising: accessing a first network from a client computer system; determining whether the first network is a first network type or a second network type based upon a user selection from a user prompt displaying, on the client computer system, the first and second network types, the user prompt displayed in response to the client computer system accessing the first network, the first network type different than the second network type; and dynamically modifying security parameters associated with a firewall local to the client computer system, but not modifying security parameters associated with a firewall local to a second computer system, in response to determining whether the first network is the first network type or the second network type.