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Five Best Windows Firewalls [Hive Five]
lifehacker.com - 10/13/2008
Five Best Windows Firewalls [Hive Five]
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Connecting your laptop to the local coffee shop's Wi-Fi without a good firewall and thinking you're secure is like using a condom with thousands of holes in it and calling it safe sex. Your antivirus...

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Futurelawyer:  Do You Have One Of These?

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Do You Have One Of These?
Futurelawyer — FireWalls . Do you have one of these? Yeah, the photo. I haven't posted for a while about Internet security, and having a router that sits between your home or small office network and your modem (cable or DSL) is the best protection you can get. Modern routers are getting faster; and, most use the draft N standard now, and use multiple antennas to increase speed and data throughput. However, even at $49 to $100, many lawyers and consumers won't take the time to install one. The DSL or cable line that brings the Internet into your house is like an open door. Internet criminals will just walk right in and barge around your ...

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