Most readers here have likely heard or read various prognostications about the impending doom from the proliferation of poorly-secured “Internet of Things” or IoT devices. Loosely defined as any ...

Firewalls can be difficult to manage. Often times rules lack granularity due to a lack of understanding of the application traffic or trying to keep up with the speed of business. Firewalls get more ...

When I first started using Linux, back in '97, working with the built-in firewall was not something just anyone could do. In fact, it was quite complicated. Starting around 1998, if you want to manage ...

Imagine this: your smart home devices, guest Wi-Fi, and workstations all coexist on the same network. A single compromised IoT device could expose sensitive data or disrupt your entire system. It’s a ...

Inclusion of firewall control in SCCM was welcome news, but when it came out the available policy was: firewall on and off, and which profile is active. Gee thanks for the effort guys. :/ So that ...

If you're ignoring or have disabled Windows Firewall, you might be missing out on some good, basic protections that are easy to set up and maintain. Windows Firewall has been enabled by default since ...

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 ...

Installing a firewall, configuring its rule-set, and letting it pass or deny traffic is not good enough. You also need to continuously monitor your firewall's log files. By reviewing your firewall ...