Network appliances don't always offer all the firewalling features a user needs -- you know, the advanced port blocking and security procedures we'd like to keep our little home network fiefdoms ...

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 ...

Securing your home network is more critical than ever, as the Internet is a scary place full of terror, and automated tools have made the job of cybercriminals even easier. Setting up a powerful ...

Your desktop firewall may not offer enough protection. There are various options available to increase your security. Two of these options are free, while the other has an associated cost. The ...

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 ...

I have to say first of all I'm not a networking expert. I work at a large university that is centralizing its IT. As such, when a department on boards their IT, the desktop support team - which I am ...

Security continues to be the biggest concern for IT managers and, in turn, design engineers developing firewall systems. With more viruses popping up and hackers attacking more often, corporations are ...