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Topic: Firewall

Firewall News

03 October 2008

Vendors rush to fix critical TCP/IP bug

By Robert McMillan, IDG news service

Internet infrastructure vendors are rushing to develop patches for a set of TCP/IP security flaws, which could help hackers knock servers offline with very little effort. Read more...

Firewall Blog Entries

11 September 2008

Is anyone still interested in desktop firewalls?

By John E. Dunn

You get what you stump up for, unless, that is, you're buying a desktop firewall. In that case, paying nothing or not bothering at all might be a valid recommendation, according to some recent tests. Read more...

Firewall Insight

10 September 2008

Virtualisation and security - the risks explored

By Ryan Malone, Network World (US)

While server virtualisation increases operational efficiencies and management flexibility, and reduces total cost of ownership, it can also increase security risks. Here's an explanation of how. Read more...

Firewall Briefings

10 December 2007

The risks of Vista's tunnelled IPv6

By Carolyn Duffy Marsan, Network World

Microsoft Vista's IPv6 raises new security concerns, say Symantec and Ericsson experts. Read more...

Firewall Interviews

25 June 2008

Security's virtual badlands

By Bryan Betts, Techworld

We hear from Sourcefire CTO Martin Roesch why virtualisation is still Terra Incognita for network security technologists - and why he believes his company is worth more its rivals and the stock market seem to think. Read more...

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Firewall Whitepapers

25 March 2008

Top tips for web application security

By Peapod

Firewalls and other security devices are no substitute for secure coding against the increasingly common attacks on your web-based applications Read more...

Firewall Product Reviews

11 July 2008

Billion BiPAC 7402GX router

By John E. Dunn, Techworld

  • List price: £118 (inv VAT)
  • Pros: Good firewalling, filtering, and VPN features; 3G failover is attractive; Stable and has good range
  • Cons: Support for a range of 3G modems is modest; No fast-Wi-Fi; Rather slow to boot up Read more...

Firewall How-Tos

02 June 2008

Readers' favourite free network tools

By Greg Schaffer, Computerworld

From sniffing to mapping and monitoring, these ten utilities perform surprisingly sophisticated tasks. Read more...

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