It’s tough enough defending the IT perimeter against spyware, viruses, worms and unauthorized intrusions. But no matter how good their defenses are, companies still risk getting hurt by those they ...

Home PC users are starting to catch on that surfing the Net requires a certain level of protection, security software makers say. "Folks are starting to see that firewalls are as important as ...

Personal firewalls are very ingenious little pieces of software or hardware that protect machines (or in some cases – small networks) from attacks. Two specific implementation situations exist in the ...

Consumers protecting their PCs with personal firewalls should not feel too comfortable in their defence methods, according to a security researcher. PC protection software such as Zone Labs' ZoneAlarm ...

Lavasoft Personal Firewall 3.0 is a revamped-interface version ofLavasoft’s firewall suite. Better known for its antivirus software,Lavasoft offers many other security programs, and this is one ofthem ...

Other things have changed, too. Today, standalone firewall products are more the exception than the rule. I took a look at five major firewalls on the market today, and almost everything that came my ...

Sunbelt Software Inc. said on Thursday that it was buying the Kerio Personal Firewall software from Kerio Technologies Inc. Sunbelt plans to rebrand the product as the Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall ...

A firewall that is provided by software. It often refers to a personal firewall in a user's computer, but software firewalls may be installed in servers as well. Contrast with hardware firewall. See ...

Microsoft Corp., Network Associates Inc., and other leading technology companies are promoting the Internet equivalent of a public health initiative: “Personal Firewall Day,” to be held on Thursday, ...

Software installed in a user's computer that offers protection against unwanted intrusion and attacks coming from the Internet. Personal firewalls are available from numerous security vendors, and ...