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321 news & feature articles results for "firewall home user"

Tue Aug 28 2001 Home PC users wake up to need for firewalls
As threats from worms and online vandals continue to grow, home PC users are slowly realizing that personal firewalls have become a necessity.

Posted by Robert Lemos
Tue Oct 2 2007 Killer Download: Block potential threats with a solid firewall program
In addition to a strong antivirus program and an antispyware app, every home computer user needs a firewall. Here are some of the top free firewall programs.

Posted by Jason Parker
Wed Dec 7 2005 Survey: Most home PC users lack security
Some 81 percent lack at least one of three critical types of security, but use of firewalls and antivirus software is improving.

Posted by Dawn Kawamoto
Thu May 13 2004 Symantec patches critical firewall flaws
For the third time this year, the company issues patches for many of its antivirus and firewall products in order to fix serious security flaws.

Posted by Munir Kotadia
Wed Jul 16 2008 Online Armor Firewall: First Impressions
After using the product very briefly, what I liked and didn't like and how it compares to the free version of ZoneAlarm.

Posted by Michael Horowitz
Wed Apr 16 2003 Software rams great firewall of China
The U.S. government's news and propaganda wing tests software that would let Chinese Web surfers sneak around the information boundaries set by their government.

Posted by Paul Festa
Thu Dec 1 2005 White knight rescues Kerio's free firewall
Sunbelt Software will acquire the Kerio Personal Firewall, saving the popular consumer security product from the chop.

Posted by Joris Evers
Wed Jan 14 2004 Security firms put up 'Personal Firewall Day'
Microsoft and a handful of security companies sponsor a push to heighten consumer security awareness, declaring a "Personal Firewall Day" in January.

Posted by Robert Lemos
Mon Jun 2 2008 Good 6.0 takes smartphones behind the firewall
Corporate applications and documents will be just as accessible to Good-equipped smartphones users as e-mail with the new release of the software.

Posted by Tom Krazit
Wed Oct 29 2008 Explore the Web from China--without leaving home
This Firefox extension slows down your browsing, makes some sites inaccessible, and shows you how people surfing the Web in the Middle Kingdom struggle with censorship. Welcome to the China Channel.

Posted by Seth Rosenblatt