Microsoft has improved the Windows Firewall ever since it was included in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. The majority of usability and security issues have been dealt with. Outbound Packet Filtering was for instance introduced under Windows Vista. There are still some issues left that Microsoft has not yet addressed. Especially the firewall’s configuration [...]

Categories: Security, Windows

With today’s technologies it is a lot easier – usually – to play games in a multiplayer environment. It does not really matter if you play the games on a local area network or over the Internet. Many games work out of the box, thanks to intelligent firewalls and systems that allow the traffic to [...]

Categories: Tutorials Basic, Windows

The firewall is used to control incoming and outgoing traffic. Many users believe that simply installing a firewall is enough to protect their computer from malicious attacks but that does not have to be the case. An improperly configured firewall can do more damage than harm, or at least leave some attack vectors open that [...]

Categories: Security

So you finally made the plunge and have a brand spanking new Ubuntu Linux desktop. You feel far more superior and safer than you did prior to using Linux. So much more safer you feel like there’s nothing more you need to do to keep your machine and your data safe. And relatively speaking you [...]

Categories: Desktop Manager, Linux, Open Source, Security

The Windows Firewall has seen lots of improvements ever since its first implementation in a Windows operating system (which was Windows XP by the way). The Windows Firewall acts as a first line of defense to protect the computer system from attacks originating from a computer network or the Internet. Tech savvy users usually disable [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

If you are new to Fedora, or if you are now returning to Fedora from a long haitus (since Fedora 9 for me), Fedora 13 has been a welcoming experience. Not only has it reached near-Ubuntu-like levels of user-friendliness, it includes some of the best tools around for certain jobs. One of those tools is [...]

Categories: Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Security, Software, Tutorials Basic

You’ve just set up your Linux desktop. Naturally you want it to be as secure as possible. You’ve heard the rumors that, out of the box, Linux has outstanding security. Is it true? Do you really want to take a chance with that? Most likely not. But what can you do? There are tons of [...]

Categories: Advice, Linux, Open Source, Security

Panda Internet Security 2010 is an all in one security program for the Windows operating system that protects the computer system in various ways from threats that today’s PC users encounter everyday. The PC program offers antivirus protection, a software firewall, identity protection, Internet browsing protection and backup capabilities. Users of last year’s version of [...]

Categories: Security, Software, Windows

If you look around you will notice that most download sites offer ZoneAlarm 8.0.298 on their websites when in fact version 9.1.007.002 of Zonealarm is the newest version. The Zonealarm website itself links to a download over at download.com that is offering version 8 of the Zonealarm firewall. Zonealarm 9.1 on the other hand has [...]

Categories: Security, Software, Windows