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 ...

An Application firewall is a firewall in charge of the calls of an application or service. Based on a preset configuration policy, it allows or blocks out communications from an application. If you’re ...

In this Recipe, I'll explain both the options for firewall protection and the differences between hardware and software implementations. By the end, you should be able to point a client to the ...

Every organization that connects its network to the Internet needs a firewall to protect against intrusions and attacks from "out there." And today's security vendors make firewall products to fit ...

To defend against data loss and theft, companies need as much protection as possible from external threats. Hardware and software firewalls prevent malicious traffic from reaching computers connected ...

Personal firewalls are very ingenious little pieces of software or hardware that protect machines (or in some cases – small networks) from attacks. Two specific implementation situations exist in the ...