For a home user, it's easy to manage the Windows Firewall. However, if you have more than 50 devices...
PfSense is a free open-source network firewall and router based on FreeBSD. PfSense is known for its reliability and...
Import Microsoft Defender Firewall rules from an Excel sheet with PowerShell in Windows 10
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With my PowerShell script, you can easily import rules from an Excel sheet to the Microsoft Defender Firewall in...
Azure Firewall is a standalone security service that we use to control network traffic using a set of rules....
The SMB protocol has repeatedly proven to be a weak point that hackers exploit for their attacks. CVE-2020-0796 is...
It is well known that you can manage the Windows Firewall with the MMC snap-in and the command line...
Improving security with VMware NSX and micro-segmentation
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VMware NSX significantly improves security because of its ability to accomplish micro-segmentation. In this post, you will learn why...
“Telemetry” is such a lovely term, don’t you think? It’s inoffensive and slightly technical. But in this case, the...
SSL Client Certificate Authentication allows users authenticate to TMG using smart cards. This post explains how to configure TMG...
Submitted by Edward Lansink - Blog: GFI Tech blog GFI WebMonitor Freeware is a freeware web filtering and web...
Windows Firewall was introduced with XP, but only the version for Windows Vista was powerful enough to replace third...
Microsoft acquired Whale Communications in 2006. Its SLL-based VPN appliance became Intelligent Application Gateway (IAG) 2007. Wikipedia gives a...
Be careful: Service Pack 2 for Windows Server 2003 can make your servers lazy
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On Tuesday, Service Pack 2 for Windows Server 2003 will be available thru Automatic Update. I recommend waiting to...
Tom Shinder has a detailed article about the new features of Service Pack 3 for ISA Server 2004, Microsoft's...
Today, I played a little with the new features of Windows Firewall. If you are familiar with the desktop...
Why and when it makes sense to use the outbound filter of Windows Firewall in Vista
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Sometime ago there was a debate on 4sysops about the use of outbound filtering for personal firewalls. Some argued...
