Firewalls are the cornerstone of Internet security, and for small businesses that might not have in-house security expertise, shopping for one can be difficult. But without a firewall, no one in an organization should be accessing the Internet. How do . . .
Firewalls are the cornerstone of Internet security, and for small businesses that might not have in-house security expertise, shopping for one can be difficult. But without a firewall, no one in an organization should be accessing the Internet. How do small business owners choose from the wide array of products, functionality and firewall types available in today's market? Fortunately, most firewalls from mainstream vendors do the job as advertised, but some small office home office (SOHO) firewalls are not suited for organizations with complex security needs like virtual private networking (VPN), and the differences are not always clear. In addition, there are just some functions that firewalls cannot perform reliably yet.