5 Best Open Source Firewalls

[ Thanks to Lauren Simmonds for this link. ]

Open source operating systems like Linux, FreeBSD, and OpenBSD have tons of built-in networking and security features, so they are natural platforms for building security products. And most commercial firewalls are built on one of them. There are multitudes of choices -- from tiny embedded systems for broadband wireless routers to giant enterprise firewalls with all the bells and whistles -- from free community support to paid support.

If you're not an Internet service provider you don't need the big fancy expensive Cisco or Juniper gear; look for open source-based products because they are proven, and you'll save money.

Complete Story

Related Stories:

• Endian Firewall Community 2.5.1 released(Feb 01, 2012)
• Protecting Against SQL Injection Attacks with Oracle Database Firewall(Jan 10, 2012)
• 3 application-level firewalls for Linux distributions(Dec 12, 2011)
• Why your computer needs a firewall enabled(Nov 23, 2011)
• Using a Simple Firewall in CentOS 6(Nov 17, 2011)
• IPFire open source firewall gets ARM port(Oct 07, 2011)
• Firewalling SSH brute force attacks.(Sep 26, 2011)
• 3 graphical clients for managing the Uncomplicated FireWall(Jul 25, 2011)
• Using Firewall Builder Objects for Linux Firewalls(May 24, 2011)
• Fedora 15 Boosts Linux Security with Dynamic Firewalls(May 20, 2011)
• Build Powerful Linux Firewalls with Firewall Builder(Apr 19, 2011)