Security can be a dry subject, but once you begin to learn how to take steps to secure your network, you’ll probably be surprised by how interesting the subject is.

Q: Is there any benefit to my running Zone Alarm or any other software firewall if I have a router on my home network? I understand there are ways hackers can get through routers. A: In most cases, ...

The firewall is one of the most important security features in a computer environment. In the classic sense, a firewall is set up on an appliance, such as a computer that fulfills just a single, ...

Open-source routers come with many benefits. These are the ones I find the most compelling.

For businesses large and small, firewalls mean more than network security, they also mean unknown amounts of network downtime during configuration and loads of extra expense for consultants and ...

Juniper Networks pushed security down to its MX routers and updated its containerized firewall as part of its Connected Security strategy. The vendor first started talking about Connected Security ...

We recently purchased a wireless router to hook a cable connection up to a desktop (wired) and a laptop (wireless). I heard the desktop can be hacked when using the cable connection through a router, ...

I've used a lot of routers throughout my time on the internet, from ISP routers that have locked-down services to routers I kept way longer than I should have. Still, on every one that I could change ...