firewall security

Firewall Configurations

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Not all firewalls or firewall setups are created equal, so you need to be familiar with each setup and how it works. Firewalls can be set up and arranged in several ways, each offering its own advantages and disadvantages. In this section we’ll cover each method. Bastion Host A bastion host is intended to be … Read more

Firewalls

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Firewalls A machine connected to the Internet that isn’t behind a firewall is a disaster waiting to happen. And you won’t have to wait long. A recent study by the Internet Storm Center has shown that unpatched Windows computers only lasted 20 minutes before they were infected by some malware. If you’re running Linux, you’re … Read more