Linux is highly secure, but you should still have a firewall. You should know if your ISP's hardware (gateway) uses a firewall. One of the easiest Linux firewalls is UFW and its GUI sidekick, GUFW.

WHEN LOOKING for an effective, inexpensive firewall solution, Linux firewalls do not often enter into the picture unless someone involved in the security planning process is a Linux guru. With the ...

Windows XP, left unpatched, is vulnerable to malware that can make it shrivel up and die within a few minutes of being connected to the Internet. Even after patching, Windows is still subject to virus ...

After using several security tools on Windows, I'm convinced the built-in firewall is solid. Despite this, it doesn't feel like something made for me. Even though it runs quietly, is rarely in your ...

It is no secret that Linux is a far more secure option than Windows. From the ground up, Linux was designed to be highly secure. Since I started using Linux (back in '97), I've only had one ...

My company is replasing their Lynksis router with a somewhat better solution. I was given a task to propose a Linux based firewall.<BR>Currently we have cable modem WAN connection, but in the near ...

FireWall-1 is also the most powerful commercial firewall solution now available for the Linux platform. FireWall-1 isn’t the only well-known solution to move into the Linux camp. AXENT Raptor Firewall ...

I have a hardware firewall - 2 years old, but no longer being used because the manufacturer (Gsec1) went into liquidation last year & there are therefore no more updates to it released.<BR><BR>It did ...

Keeping your home network or home lab safe is essential to securing private data and your personal devices. While I've got a prebuilt hardware firewall on my main network these days, my home lab often ...