A firewall is a device that protects you from a possibly hostile network by monitoring and restricting TCP/IP communications based on the policies that you set. The device is traditionally dedicated ...

This is the one firewall rule policy I always ensure is active on all networks, regardless of size or complexity. A default ...

Mike Chapple is a teaching professor of IT, analytics and operations at the University of Notre Dame. Network firewalls are one of the mainstay security controls that organizations rely on to protect ...

A software firewall is a standard tool for protecting computers from viruses and other malware. Some routers -- the device that carries packets of data between your network and the Internet -- offer ...

Network firewalls and mainframes are old technology, but despite calls over the years to do away with one or the other, they remain in widespread use. As to why, just ask IT professionals who manage ...

A more robust kind of firewall than we are accustomed to might wind up serving as a comprehensive security overlay system for enterprises. We mentioned this last week when describing iPolicy’s ...

Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) act as an additional layer of security, impeding any malicious traffic from reaching your company’s resources. They offer a thorough level of protection, analyzing ...

Generally speaking, firewall audit tools evaluate individual firewalls, even if they can do so for hundreds of them. Some are slowly moving toward a more networkwide risk-assessment approach and the ...

Have you ever wondered how to strike the perfect balance between network security and ease of management? For many, configuring firewalls can feel like navigating a maze of technical jargon and ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The global network security firewall market is expected to post a CAGR of close to 12% during the period 2020-2024, according to the latest market research report by Technavio ...

Having a properly configured firewall on your computer is an important part of staying safe online, but having one on your ...