Windows has an effective firewall built in, your home network adds another protective layer, and your security suite has a ...

For a free product, Comodo Firewall offers a healthy serving of ... want to do whenever an application is trying to access the Internet. Not only is this annoying, but eventually you’ll just ...

New since my last review, Avira Internet Security now offers a simple firewall. Just as the built-in Windows Firewall does, ...

The People's Liberation Army Navy's official propaganda arm cautioned sailors not to expose personal information or to in ...

When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years ...

VPN firewall features consolidate these functions and allow them to be managed from a single user interface (UI). Essentially, the dual functionality provides comprehensive network security against ...

Through the "Great Firewall," China effectively silences ... suppress their cultural identity and political beliefs. A free and open internet serves as the antidote to authoritarianism.

Without a firewall, all apps have unrestricted access to the internet, but when you use a ... Finally, there's also a completely free firewall app for the Mac called LuLu. I'm usually wary of ...

Little Snitch is a powerful macOS application designed to enhance privacy and security by monitoring and controlling your computer’s outgoing network traffic.

The Chinese Communist party (CCP) is spooked by Halloween. In Shanghai, police have rounded up people gathering in costumes ...

Firewalla’s new Gold Pro is one of the best firewalls money can buy. Its constant threat updates, new software features, ...

Cierra is an associate writer for CNET's broadband team, covering all things home internet. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a master's degree. Cierra is ...