"Personal Firewalls" are Mostly Snake-oil
The author explains his opinion that a personal firewall "provides no real additional security over turning off the services that you don't use".
Beginners Guide to Firewalls and Internet Security
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 applicable to dial-up Internet users also.
CERT Security Improvement Module Deploying Firewalls
A module of recommended practices for the effective deployment of firewalls and implementation of security policy. The practices in this module will address designing, installing, and deploying firewalls.
Cisco PIX Firewall - Practical Guide
Practical Cisco PIX guide based on hands-on experience with various PIX platforms and versions.
CPUG: The Check Point User Group
A group for Check Point Firewall-1 users and implementers. Contains the Check Point Wikipedia, discussion groups and other useful information.
Distributed Firewalls
A preliminary research paper exploring the benefits and possible implementations of a distributed firewall paradigm.
Firewall Tutorial
A fairly concise (< 4000 words) document for readers who want to know more about what firewalls do. Comprehensively covers main firewall concepts and technologies.
Firewall-net
Provides security and firewall comparisons, compare tools, configuration tips. Also includes a user forum.
FireWallers
Firewall Question and answer site containing information, opinion and advice.
Firewalls and Internet Security: Repelling the Wily Hacker
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.
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