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Building Internet Firewalls (2nd Edition) |
In the vast and varied universe of computer books, only a few stand out as the best in their subject areas. Building Internet Firewalls is one of those. Its deep, yet carefully focused, so that almost anything you might want to know about firewall strategies for protecting networks is here. In addition, theres lots of information on the reasons that we build firewalls in the first place, which is to say the security risks that come with Internet connectivity. Youll learn a great deal about Internet services and the protocols that provide them as you follow this books recommendations for stifling attacks. If theres a shortcoming to this book, its its lack of coverage of the turnkey firewall products that are becoming popular among home and small-office users. Emphasis h.. |
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Informative Reference (
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This second edition goes into great detail on how to build and maintain a firewall. It briefly discusses the attacks earlier this year on various well-known web sites and notes that one effective way of (if not toally stopping) slowing down these types of attacks is by use of a firewall.In the fi..
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Zone Alarm Pro 4 |
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Does the job. And does it well. (
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Quite frankly, Zone Alarm Pro 4 (ZAP) does the job. And does the job well. With customizable setting for programs and websites, and configurable popups to let you, the user, choose what exactly is and isnt allowed to access the internet, ZAP is essential.Well, you might ask, "So what? A firewall ..
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Firewalls 24seven |
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Firewalls o Seguridad, Intrusion y Recuperacion? (
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Primero que nada el libro no es malo, es bueno, pero creo que el titulo no hace justa referencia al contenido. Compre este libro con la idea de adquirir una herramienta oriendada al desarrollo y configuracion de firewalls, pero me encontre con un buen tratado general sobre seguridad, un analisis sob..
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BlackICE PC Protection |
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Ive used Blackice for a long time and Im very satisfied. So many people get confused with the older versions of this software and the latest (3.6) and say that it cant filter outbound traffic. The latest version does do this very well. Ive tried every internet firewall test i could find and blackice..
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Norton Personal Firewall 2002 |
As long as a computer is connected to the Internet--by phone line, DSL, cable, or any other means--it is vulnerable to myriad attacks from the cyber-equivalent of late-night stalkers. Norton Personal Firewall 2002 provides a virtual barrier to these attacks without requiring a doctorate in computer architecture to install and run. Getting started is fairly simple and very straightforward. Wizards scan the system for Net-enabled programs and watch for unusual requests for access from within and outside your computer or network. After the first day or two, most users will forget that the software is running: notifications come fast and furious at first and then taper off to one or two per day at most (depending on what the user is doing on the Net). The most noticeable change in the syst.. |
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So far so good (
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I bought this program when I had to return ZoneAlarm Pro2, which kept periodically completely locking down my system, possibly due to conflicts with Netboost or Norton Anti-Virus. I liked the interface better than the Norton firewall, and another thing I liked is that it would tell you the actual IP..
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