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• Firewall appliances: is your network safe?

  Configuring firewalls can be a nightmare. Can plug-and-play appliances really be the answer, or are they plug-and-pray? ZDNet Australia examines the firewall options available for Australian businesses.

• Firestarter: 5 minutes to a Linux firewall

  Linux firewalls offer a robust, secure, and highly flexible solution. However, manually configuring them has generally been quite labour-intensive--until now. See how Firestarter can help you build an excellent Linux firewall in minutes.

• Drive-by anti-hacking teams targeting Sydney

  X-Force--an Internet Security Systems anti-hacking team--takes its job very seriously, even taking to the streets of Sydney for security threat analysis in the form of 'drive-by hacking'.

• Security net needs tightening

  Firewalls and virtual private networks are no defence against internal security threats. But there are methods available that can help network managers minimise the risk.

• And the walls came tumbling down

  Firewalls have a limited ability to examine incoming traffic. Don't put all your trust in a firewall's ability to keep out attackers. Use multiple lines of defence.

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  Baiting the Black Hats?

  The CIO of a rather large Australian company recently told me that the firm was happy with its security set-up but then quickly made a U-turn. Would that statement, on record, effectively lay down a hacker challenge?

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• Firewall appliances: is your network safe?

  Configuring firewalls can be a nightmare. Can plug-and-play appliances really be the answer, or are they plug-and-pray? ZDNet Australia examines the firewall options available for Australian businesses.

• Firestarter: 5 minutes to a Linux firewall

  Linux firewalls offer a robust, secure, and highly flexible solution. However, manually configuring them has generally been quite labour-intensive--until now. See how Firestarter can help you build an excellent Linux firewall in minutes.

• Security: Are you fully armed?

  Security is like an onion: getting to the heart of it makes people cry a lot. But in order to protect your systems, security vendors are now recommending an onion-like multilayered approach.

• Special Report: Firewalls blaze enterprise trail

  Firewalls have become the front line of many organisations' security defences. ZDNet Australia offers you tips on how to build, maintain and monitor firewall solutions within your business.

• Best practices for managing firewall logs

  All firewalls have some type of logging feature that documents how the firewall handled various types of traffic. These logs can provide valuable information, but they can also be difficult to monitor and manage on a consistent basis.

Reviews (68)

• Why you must install a firewall -- now

  Commentary: Anti-virus software won't protect you from the latest type of worm affecting Windows systems -- you need a personal firewall.

• ZoneAlarm Pro configuration tips

  Learn how to configure ZoneAlarm Pro to prevent the Internet Explorer from leaking data to the Internet.

• Keeping the outside out: Seven desktop firewalls tested

  We all know about firewalls protecting your network from outside attacks, but what can you do when those pesky users keep taking their computers outside your network? And what if the attack isn't coming from the outside at all?

• ZoneAlarm with Antivirus

  Bargain hunters, ZoneAlarm with Antivirus is the security deal for you.

• McAfee VirusScan 7.0: Clean up your act

  McAfee VirusScan 7.0 is a top-notch virus slayer for first-time users, but unless you use Outlook Express or Eudora, VirusScan 6.0 users won't need to upgrade.

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