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 ...

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 ...

It's no doubt that one of the leaders for network equipment is Cisco Systems. Newer Cisco devices are starting to use what Cisco calls its "="" operating="" system"="">, which is a customized flavor ...

I am often asked, “What is the best firewall?” — a leading question if ever there was one. It reminds me of a time when I went to a popular cigar shop to purchase a humidor and cigars as a gift. I ...

Q. I am buying a new home that was just approved by the building department, so I didn't expect my home inspector to find any defects. To my surprise, he found a firewall violation in the garage. At ...

Users of a widely used firewall from Sophos have been under a zero-day attack that was designed to steal usernames, cryptographically protected passwords, and other sensitive data, officials with the ...