firewall

Playing Russian roulette with the firewall

There are a variety of firewalls, from separate boxes and servers providing firewall protection to software sitting on the computer itself.

Best Security Software Online

Security has become an important factor today when it comes to the Internet. Back then when viruses and exploits and such were still new, it wasn't as bad as it is today with online security.

Online Armor

Category: 
ID and Data Theft
Description: 
Voted Firewall of the Year 2008 by Scot Finnie, Online Armor FREE is a powerful Windows firewall that offers 100% leak protection out of the box. It's easy to use, powerful - and completely free. Online Armor is straightforward and simple to use. It includes powerful "HIPS" functions, which give you the ability to stop all unrecognised programs from running on your computer unless you say so, making it possible to protect yourself against these new attacks. Of course, programs Online Armor knows are safe will be allowed to run, no problem.
System Requirements: 
Online Armor currently runs on Windows 2000/XP/Vista. Note that the product does not currently support Windows XP 64, Windows Vista 64, or Windows 98/Me. Online Armor requires 512 MB RAM, 20 MB hard disk space and Internet access.
File Size: 
10MB
FREE: 
Free

How to setup a firewall in Windows

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This is a simple tutorial on how to setup a firewall using Windows XP.
Category: 
SOHO (home and small biz)
Mobile Computing
School Computing (K-12 and College)
How-Tos

Activating Windows XP Firewall

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Describe this Resource: 
Tutorial about activating Windows XP firewall.
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SOHO (home and small biz)
Mobile Computing
School Computing (K-12 and College)
How-Tos

Firewall Discussion

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Describe this Resource: 
Discussion of firewalls and anti-virus programs.
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Kids Safety
SOHO (home and small biz)
Mobile Computing
School Computing (K-12 and College)
ID and Data Theft

Firewalls

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Software and hardware firewalls and how they are used to protect your computer from unwanted incoming and outgoing internet connections
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SOHO (home and small biz)
Mobile Computing
How-Tos

Desktop Firewalls

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A video on desktop firewalls presented by David Malan, Comp Sci Instructor, Harvard Extension School.
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SOHO (home and small biz)
Mobile Computing
How-Tos