ZDNet

How to manage your Linux firewall the easy way - without touching the terminal

Linux firewalls can be very complicated. With the help of a GUI, firewall configuration is easier. These GUIs are easy to install and free to use. A firewall is often the heart and soul of desktop ...
CSOonline

Voting machine vendor firewall config, passwords posted on public support forum

A sysadmin at a leading voting machine vendor posted a firewall configuration file, including passwords, into a public Cisco support forum in 2011, opening the company up to possible attack. The ...
Linux Journal

Building a Transparent Firewall with Linux, Part IV

I've been writing a multipart series on building a transparent (bridging) firewall using Linux. Specifically, I'm using the distribution OpenWrt running on a Linksys WRT54GL broadband router, a ...
Ars Technica

Scripted configuration of IPtables

You can then use something like puppet to manage your configuration scripts. firewallbuilder is overkill if you just need to do something simple though. For simple, you can set one firewall up with ...
Ars Technica

Router/firewall config changed, how paniced should I be

About 2 hours ago I tried to print a doc, on a printer that's been working fine for 4 years. Wouldn't print. Eventually figured out my laptop's IP address (xx.yy.194.128) was very close to my public ...