When we tested four next-gen firewalls strictly on performance, we found that the products could forward packets at impressive rates, but throughput dropped when advanced security features were turned ...

This chapter looks at the management of firewalls. From the perspective of the small office/home user, the firewall is a single device that protects the home network from malicious traffic—it keeps ...

Linux is highly secure, but you should still have a firewall. You should know if your ISP's hardware (gateway) uses a firewall. One of the easiest Linux firewalls is UFW and its GUI sidekick, GUFW.

If one was to ask a group of strangers on the street to name some of the most popular computer security tools, one of the first things that would pop into their minds is firewalls. Though other ...

Hardware Firewalls are mostly seen in broadband modems, and are the first line of defense, using Packet Filtering. Before an Internet packet reaches your PC, the Hardware Firewall will monitor the ...

Do you feel secure when you open your laptop? But do you know what makes using your PC and browsing the internet so safe? Today, we’ll talk about a firewall – a basic but important part of any ...

What Is a Host Based Firewall and Is it Secure Enough? Your email has been sent Most devices come with a host based firewall, but is it enough? Learn about this vital ...

In my last column, I sang the praises of application-layer proxy firewalls and introduced Balazs Scheidler's Zorp firewall suite, available in both commercial and free-of-charge versions. This column ...

Stories of compromised servers and data theft fill today's news. It isn't difficult for someone who has read an informative blog post to access a system via a misconfigured service, take advantage of ...

Protecting customer data is now Enterprise Security Job No. 1, thanks to the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The entire purpose of GDPR is to protect the privacy of ...