Help. regarding norton 360 fire wall

hi all . I have running norton 360 firewall with default options , so the que. is , this firewall is safe for both inbound and outbound protection ? I mean in inbound protection all the ports are safe from intruders? and in outbond protection , any info sent by malware or like that without our knowledge is blocked  by this firewall? also suggest me if any changes to be made to the settings of firewall to get inbound and outbound protection. thnx,…