Now you're ready for the next step: configuring the firewall rule-set, or policy file. A rule-set specifies what services to let through your firewall, and which ones to keep out. A rule defines the ...

Default deny.

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I just installed PM firewall on my mandrake 8.2 machine. I know nothing about firewalls and I was wondering if anyone had a suggestion as to what types of firewall rules I might need. The machine is ...

My lightbulbs do not need internet access and they never should ...

Firewall architectures have been changing for 35 years, sometimes to accommodate better technology and hardware, but just as ...

In the first installment of this column, I discussed some of the key criteria for selecting the appropriate firewall for your organization. Here are a few more features you should consider: Most ...

I'm looking to create a rule or combination of rules in Windows Firewall on Win 7 (and possibly Win 8 and/or 10) that will allow connections for a specific program on a specific port only for specific ...

Exploitation attempts of a highly critical vulnerability discovered in the Drupal content management software (CMS) on February 20 were blocked by Cloudflare using Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules ...