The author explains his opinion that a personal firewall "provides no real additional security over turning off the services that you don't use".

A web log style site consisting of articles, papers and news relating to security information.

This article is intended to provide some basic guidelines for securing your computer, and a better understanding of how some of these technologies work. It is intended primarily for users of high-speed Internet connections, but most of the article is ...

Practical Cisco PIX guide based on hands-on experience with various PIX platforms and versions.

A group for Check Point Firewall-1 users and implementers. Contains the Check Point Wikipedia, discussion groups and other useful information.

A weblog dedicated to computer and firewall security. Contains definitions and explanations.

A fairly concise (< 4000 words) document for readers who want to know more about what firewalls do. Comprehensively covers main firewall concepts and technologies.

Provides security and firewall comparisons, compare tools, configuration tips. Also includes a user forum.

Web site for the book Firewalls and Internet Security: Repelling the Wily Hacker Second Edition by William R. Cheswick, Steven M. Bellovin, and Aviel D. Rubin. Contains some sample sections and a link to the complete contents of the First Edition.

Features information on security, personal firewall software and Internet security appliances for dial-up and broadband-connected (xDSL and cable modem) home and SOHO computers. Also offers reviews of anti-virus and anti-Trojan products and software.