A software firewall is a standard tool for protecting computers from viruses and other malware. Some routers -- the device that carries packets of data between your network and the Internet -- offer ...

Connecting your network to the Internet without a firewall is like leaving the front door of your office wide open when you leave on vacation. Chances are high that someone will eventually walk in and ...

It my recent story on "Patching the Internet" a discussion on how Dan Kaminsky broke, then subsequently helped fix DNS and the Internet, a lot of discussion centered around how the patch was breaking ...

Undoubtedly, you’ve heard about viruses, hacker intrusions, trojan horses, and more that are constantly trying to bring your PC down. Is there a single thing that you can buy, like a hardware firewall ...

There's a good chance you're using a router from your internet service provider (ISP), but did you know it's easy to build your own firewall? Attach a switch and access point, and you'll have a ...

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 ...

In Part 1 of this tutorial series, we configured Windows to accept remote desktop connections, so we can log into and use a PC anywhere in the World with Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Connection client ...

The importance of a firewall cannot be over-emphasized. Firewalls, no doubt, are one of the most important components of your computer (network). A Firewall can block threats that your Antivirus may ...

I've been considering securing my home network for a while and I'm wondering if a router's NAT firewall is good enough to protect oneself or whether I should have a dedicated physical firewall ...