Linux firewalls can be very complicated. With the help of a GUI, firewall configuration is easier. These GUIs are easy to install and free to use. A firewall is often the heart and soul of desktop ...

Linux firewalls are your system’s first line of defense against unauthorized access and attacks. From iptables to firewalld, each tool offers unique strengths for different environments. Learning to ...

WHEN LOOKING for an effective, inexpensive firewall solution, Linux firewalls do not often enter into the picture unless someone involved in the security planning process is a Linux guru. With the ...

Dear readers, I appear to have set a Paranoid Penguin record—six months spent on one article series. (It has consisted of five installments, with a one-month break between the second and third pieces.

I am starting to move my company to Linux as the server platform of choice. With the seemingly continual stream of alerts about the different hacks possible, I know that I should put some type of ...

I've been writing a multipart series on building a transparent (bridging) firewall using Linux. Specifically, I'm using the distribution OpenWrt running on a Linksys WRT54GL broadband router, a ...

not too sure whether this would be better off here or in the Networking forum, but here goes: i've done some reading up on security enhanced linux firewalls, the following all seem good but my linux ...