Tag: firewall

The developers of the open source application firewall Portmaster have released version 1.0 of the program recently. The version introduces support for new features and improvements across the board. I reviewed Portmaster Alpha back in May when it was released initially. Back then it was released …

UFW (Uncomplicated Firewall) is a simple-to-use firewall utility with plenty of options for all kinds of users. It is actually an interface for iptables, which is the classic low-level tool (and harder to get comfortable with) to set up rules for your network. Why should you …

Most people view the internet as a powerful tool for accessing information in an instant, but advertising companies see it in just the same way — often utilizing the very internet connection you depend on for said information to track your every move and report back …

  As you make the move from Microsoft on-premises infrastructure to the cloud, you’ll move from Group Policy management of your endpoints to MDM management. This move isn’t always a “lift and shift” process because there isn’t always a 1-to-1 relationship between the settings available in …

Little Snitch is a traditional software firewall for macOS. You can use it to monitor applications, preventing or permitting them to connect to attached networks through advanced rules. OpenSnitch is a GNU/Linux port of the Little Snitch application firewall written in Python. The software is still …

China has more people than any other country on earth and one of the world’s biggest and fastest growing economies. But remarkably it is also the country ranked dead last in the highly-regarded Freedom on the Net index. This is because the Chinese Communist Party governs …

  Windows Firewall is one of the most important aspects of every Windows operating system. The firewall is there to aid in blocking attackers from gaining access to sections of the operating system that could prove dangerous. Now, from what we have come to learn of …