Topic: Firewall software

Firewall software News

15 February 2007

Force10 moves switches to open source

By Phil Hochmuth, Network World

10G Ethernet vendor Force10 Networks is changing its core switch operating system to FreeBSD, an open source platform - continuing a major trend in the network industry. Read more...

Firewall software Insight

21 August 2003

The dial-up fallacy

By David Cartwright

It is often assumed that a dial-up Internet connection is less at risk of attack than a conventional LAN or broadband link. A simple test carried out by Techworld shows this to be naive. Read more...

Firewall software Product Reviews

05 January 2006

Juniper's chassis combines defences

By Joel Snyder, Network World

• List price: ISG 2000: $41,390 (£23,500 approx), IDP upgrade: $6000 (£3400 approx) per card
• Pros: Excellent combination of firewall and IPS, can dramatically reduce the load on your other firewalls
• Cons: Not maintainable enough, old firewall software, needs better management integration Read more...

Firewall software How-Tos

08 September 2006

Protect against wireless driver flaws

By Mike Kershaw, NetworkWorld

Fuzzing can break in through drivers. How do you prevent it? Read more...

Firewall software Case Studies

30 May 2003

Firewalls: a cautionary tale

By Vanessa Watkins

Buying and installing a firewall is a breeze. Except when the one you've carefully chosen turns out not to work. Read more...