CNET

Installing OS X versions of Firewall (and NAV): a follow-up

We continue to get reports on problems installing the recent Symantec NAV or Firewall updates for OS X (see also previous coverage). Symantec offered this advice to Danny Skarka (and it worked!): "You ...
CNET

Choosing the 'right' firewall settings in OS X

While the firewall in OS X is meant to be straightforward and simple, the idea of which settings are preferred can be a little confusing. Topher Kessler MacFixIt Editor Topher, an avid Mac user for ...
Ars Technica

Installing a different OS onto an old hardware firewall

I have a hardware firewall - 2 years old, but no longer being used because the manufacturer (Gsec1) went into liquidation last year & there are therefore no more updates to it released.<BR><BR>It did ...
Ars Technica

Why is the OS X firewall off by default? Doesn't this make the Mac easy to "pwn"?

Something that has been bugging me for awhile. I helped my in-laws tweak a MacBook with Snow Leopard and I seem to remember that the firewall's default configuration is "off". This wasn't a big issue, ...
Dark Reading

Palo Alto Networks Announces PAN-OS 3.0 Firewall OS

SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 8, 2009 " Palo Alto Networks, the leader in next-generation firewalls, today announced PAN-OS 3.0, the latest version of operating system software for its award-winning ...