Mike Chapple is a teaching professor of IT, analytics and operations at the University of Notre Dame. Network firewalls are one of the mainstay security controls that organizations rely on to protect ...

Do note that you have to launch Windows PowerShell as an administrator, otherwise, the commands will not execute and you will receive an error in PowerShell. Let’s ...

Have you ever wondered how to strike the perfect balance between network security and ease of management? For many, configuring firewalls can feel like navigating a maze of technical jargon and ...

When I first started using Linux, back in '97, working with the built-in firewall was not something just anyone could do. In fact, it was quite complicated. Starting around 1998, if you want to manage ...

An excerpt from Chapter 9 - Network Infrastructure in "Hacking for Dummies, 2nd edition" written by Kevin Beaver and published by Wiley Publishing. As part of your ethical hacking, you can test your ...

Organizations have been building security into their business infrastructure to avoid incurring additional acquisition and operational costs from standalone security products. Firewall rules ...

Home labs are perfect for honing your skills while not destroying your home network in the process. But while you're building ...

If you're ignoring or have disabled Windows Firewall, you might be missing out on some good, basic protections that are easy to set up and maintain. Windows Firewall has been enabled by default since ...