Q: Comcast has been providing its Xfinity internet customers with the Norton Security Online program for free. But it will drop Norton at the end of December and replace it with Comcast's own xFi ...

No doubt, you’ve heard the term “firewall” in regard to computing, but do you know what it is? When it comes to security, we should all be educated consumers, so this is an introduction to the basic ...

Windows Firewall is one of the most important aspects of every Windows operating system. It helps prevent attackers from gaining access to dangerous sections of the operating system. From what we have ...

Let’s face it: Connecting your computer to the Internet is like sending your kids out to play in the traffic. With snoops, hackers, virus writers, script kiddies, worms, Trojan horses — and oh, yeah, ...

I like Black Ice Defender, its more of an IDS than a firewall though. If you take the time to figure out IPSEC you can create rules that restrict access to ports in a similar fashion to a firewall.

Personal firewall applications are the computing world's equivalent of car alarms. They're often intrusive and annoying, and sometimes even embarrassing to your neighbors -- but they're also ...

At times, you may have noticed that when you go on to run a program, the Windows Firewall suddenly throws up a message stating that Windows Firewall has blocked some features of this app and gives you ...