Most devices come with a host based firewall, but is it enough? Learn about this vital layer of security and how it keeps you safe. A host-based firewall is installed and run on a single device, like ...

The firewall as a layer 4 packet-inspection device has reached maturity. Although not every network requires high-end LAN switching gear, every Internet-connected network needs a firewall, if only to ...

In the face of competition from security suite vendors, Kerio Technologies will pull the plug on its popular desktop firewall product at the end of this year. Kerio will stop offering its Kerio ...

This chapter introduces the reader to firewall load-balancing (FWLB) concepts, technology, and designs. We will talk about motivations behind FWLB solutions, different types of firewalls, and how to ...

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 ...

Total Cost of Ownership is a well-studied discipline within IT at large, but its results have seldom been brought to bear on the world of electronic access control. Now that the Internet-based ...

Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...