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5 open source alternatives for routing/firewall

Network World

Economical and flexible Open source software offers an economical and flexible option for deploying basic home, SMB or even enterprise networking. These products can be downloaded and deployed on your own hardware, on a virtual platform, or in the cloud.

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Review: 5 open source alternatives for routers/firewalls

Network World

Open source software offers an economical and flexible option for deploying basic home, SMB or even enterprise networking. Plus, they are combined with security functionality, starting with a basic firewall and possibly including antivirus, antispam and Web filtering.

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Top 10 Commonly Exploited Initial Attack Vectors

SecureWorld News

Remote services, such as a virtual private network (VPN), lack sufficient controls to prevent unauthorized access. RDP, Server Message Block (SMB), Telnet, and NetBIOS are high-risk services. During recent years, malicious threat actors have been observed targeting remote services. Failure to detect or block phishing attempts.

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SeanDaniel.com [tech]: Introducing a new line of Network Storage.

Sean Daniel

Introducing a new line of Network Storage Servers for SMB. you can't do both because the ports can't be shared (unless of course you happen to also be running a high-end firewall like Microsoft's TMG (ISA). Virtualization. Latest SMB Community Posts. SMB Nation. US SMB TS2 Blog. have at it!

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SeanDaniel.com [tech]: How to Stay Safe on Public Wi-Fi Networks

Sean Daniel

I’ll copy the Windows ones here Turn off File & Printer Sharing Enable Your Firewall Use SSL Where Possible Consider using VPN Turn it off when you’re done Change to the Public Profile Some other things I’d recommend above and beyond are: Make sure you have an Anti-Virus/Anti-Malware solution installed. Virtualization.

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SeanDaniel.com [tech]: How to use your Home Server as an AirPrint.

Sean Daniel

To do this I simply: Logged into the Home Server Clicked Start , then Run , and ran the wf.msc firewall configuration utility I clicked on New Rule In the wizard that opened, I selected Port , and clicked Next. Virtualization. Latest SMB Community Posts. SMB Nation. US SMB TS2 Blog. SBS 2011 Premium Add-on.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: The Internet As A Pen Test

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Chris Gray of Deep Watch talks about the view from the inside of a virtual SOC, the ability to see threats against a large number of SMB organizations, and the changes to cyber insurance we’re seeing as a result. And, as my guest will say later in this podcast, these virtual SOCs are like pen testing the internet.