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5 reasons an old PC is better than any consumer firewall you can buy

Having a properly configured firewall on your computer is an important part of staying safe online, but having one on your ...
Small Business Computing

Networking Basics: What’s a Firewall?

No doubt, you’ve heard the term “firewall” in regard to computing, but do you know what it is? When it comes to security, we should all be educated consumers, so this is an introduction to the basic ...
ZDNet

Check Point FireWall-1/VPN-1

Check Point FireWall-1 is the 800-pound gorilla of the commercial firewall industry. Check Point Software Technologies has ported its popular, sophisticated and relatively easy-to-administer firewall ...
ZDNet

Considerations of a firewall: Part 1

If you're upgrading your firewall, or installing one on your network for the first time, you'll discover that firewall technology has changed a lot in the last several years. How do you select one ...
Network World

Chapter 5: Firewall Load Balancing

This chapter introduces the reader to firewall load-balancing (FWLB) concepts, technology, and designs. We will talk about motivations behind FWLB solutions, different types of firewalls, and how to ...
Business Wire

Zyxel Nebula Adds Firewall to Deliver Most Comprehensive Cloud Networking Solution for SMBs

ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zyxel Networks, a leader in delivering secure, AI- and cloud-powered business and home networking solutions, today announced the addition of the USG FLEX Firewall ...
CRN

Cisco Unveils High-Performance Firewall, VPN Appliance

The San Jose, Calif.-based networking powerhouse announced the Cisco ASA 5580 Series, which the vendor is billing as its highest performing security offering. According to Tom Russell, senior director ...
Ars Technica

Good book/web address about firewall/networking technical basics?

I wanted to ask one other question about how to educate myself about networking, "ports", and in general what a firewall really does, and how it does it.<P>I mean how is it that as data streams in to ...
Network World

IP Fabric weaves advanced firewall discovery into network assurance platform

IP Fabric 7.2 introduces firewall filtering simulation, transparent firewall discovery, and enhanced compliance tools to help enterprises gain greater visibility into their network security ...
Small Business Computing

First Look: New Cable/DSL Broadband Router, and PCI Adapter with Firewall

SMC Networks, a provider of wired and wireless networking solutions for the home, SOHO and small-to-medium businesses, expanded its Barricade product line with the announcement of the Barricade Plus ...
Ars Technica

Secret firewall? Networking problem.

I'm having a serious networking problem with my new-ish laptop (An HP Pavillion, Celeron 750, running WindowsME)<P>Normally, I use it on a dialup from home. But I also use it off a LAN at the ...