My firewall is set to "deny by default" for incoming traffic. Is that all there is to it or do I need to add certain rules to keep my PC secure? Is the Linux firewall like the Windows firewall? What ...

The ufw (uncomplicated firewall) represents a serious simplification to iptables and, in the years that it’s been available, has become the default firewall on systems such as Ubuntu and Debian. And, ...

[The following is excerpted from "Building and Maintaining Effective Firewall Configurations," a new report posted this week on Dark Reading's Perimeter Security Tech Center.] Much of the innovation ...