In January 2000, Check Point Software introduced a Linux port of its flagship product, FireWall-1. FireWall-1 is one of the best-selling products in the commercial firewall market. It now runs on five ...

Linux firewalls can be very complicated. With the help of a GUI, firewall configuration is easier. These GUIs are easy to install and free to use. A firewall is often the heart and soul of desktop ...

Upon examining several proprietary and open-source solutions, we found a major drawback to many of them was the requirement that our internal networks would need to be renumbered into a private ...

It's no doubt that one of the leaders for network equipment is Cisco Systems. Newer Cisco devices are starting to use what Cisco calls its "="" operating="" system"="">, which is a customized flavor ...

Mick Bauer introduced Firewall Builder to Linux Journal readers in 2003 with his article “Using Firewall Builder”. A lot of time has passed since 2003, the project has evolved, the appearance of the ...

A dedicated firewall is an established basic cybersecurity tool, intended to prevent unauthorized intrusion by providing a guarded perimeter between the internet and your computer or IT network.