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  • Design of ideal personal firewall
    The following article describes the design of the ideal Windows personal firewall from programmers point of view. First of all the ideal personal firewall is secure. So, this article is about secure design leaving other features like easy of use in the background. At first we say something about the common concept of personal firewalls and then we show important rules for the security design of personal firewall that should be respected during the development of Windows personal firewalls.
    Posted: 2006-08-05
    Category: Software
  • About personal firewalls
    What is a personal firewall? Do I need a personal firewall? Do I need it if I already have an antivirus installed? Which personal firewall is the best and how do I recognize a bad personal firewall? What are the main tasks of a personal firewall? How about personal firewalls and non-Windows systems? In the following article you can find lot of information about personal firewalls and also answers on these questions.
    Posted: 2006-08-02
    Category: Computer
  • ICMP blocking, bad idea or security improvement?
    Are you invisible to hackers on the Internet? Do your personal firewall hides your computer on the network? Many personal firewalls implement features that hide your computer on the network. You may wonder how this works but have you ever thought about what is this feature good for?
    Posted: 2006-07-30
    Category: Networks