Having a hardware firewall that's more advanced than the one built into a consumer router is a good start, with properly configured rules to drop potentially malicious traffic before it gets onto ...

Running a custom hardware firewall means you get to choose what's prioritized, plus you get access to advanced features that many locked-down routers won't ever be able to support. For example ...

I really wanted to like the Trend Micro Network VirusWall 1200 product—a combination firewall, antivirus and intrusion-detection appliance—but the process of installing so many ...

Ports are opened and closed in the firewall. Consumer routers such as the wireless router commonly found in homes and small businesses have a built-in firewall. Fresh out of the box, all incoming ...