[The following is excerpted from "Building and Maintaining Effective Firewall Configurations," a new report posted this week on Dark Reading's Perimeter Security Tech Center.] Much of the innovation ...

How we tested Check Point UTM-1 firewall. Fortunately, we were able to save and restore all our policy settings, though we did run into some rough spots discussed in the test article. We also used the ...

Mac OS X has long included a basic firewall, but with the release of Mac OS X 10.5—also known as Leopard—this fundamental security technology is moving in a new and innovative direction. As with any ...

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. Comodo Firewall Pro 3.0 aces all basic personal firewall ...

For businesses large and small, firewalls mean more than network security, they also mean unknown amounts of network downtime during configuration and loads of extra expense for consultants and ...

Many enterprise networks require redundant HA (High Availability) infrastructure for key systems like network firewalls. This article demonstrates how you can use a combination of open-source packages ...

At its most basic level, a firewall is anything that preventsunauthorized access to a computer. The firewall can be hardware orsoftware, and the protected computer can be a typical PC, ...

Lower power draw matters in the long term: Pi sips power compared to a NAS, saving on energy costs. Keeps storage and security separate: isolating firewall on Pi avoids conflicts, maintains stable ...

There are two schools of thought when it comes to the software firewall built into OS X. One school says that it’s not necessary. Firewalls prevent unapproved connections from opening ports on a ...