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Cisco RV180 VPN Router Reviewed

Doug Reid — Wed, 09 May 2012 08:50:00 -0400

Cisco's RV180 features damn fast routing and decent IPsec throughput, but very slow PPTP.

ZyXEL Turns On IPv6 For Routers, Switches

Tim Higgins — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:21:36 -0400

ZyXEL has announced IPv6 upgrades for some of its security routers and managed switches.

ZyXEL VFG6005 Gigabit VPN Firewall Gateway Reviewed

Doug Reid — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:50:00 -0400

ZyXEL has come up with an $80 IPsec/PPTP VPN router that's worth a serious look.

Dell Buying SonicWALL

Scott DeLeeuw — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:45:00 -0400

Dell has announced its intent to acquire SonicWALL

Pretty Cheap VPN: TRENDnet TW100-BRV214 4-Port VPN Router

Doug Reid — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:02:00 -0500

TRENDnet's TW100-BRV214 4-port VPN Router is one of the most inexpensive you can buy. But you might not like the compromises it makes.

NETGEAR FVS318N ProSafe Wireless-N 8-port Gigabit VPN Firewall Reviewed

Doug Reid — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:18:00 -0400

NETGEAR's FVS318N ProSafe Wireless-N 8-port Gigabit VPN Firewall adds wireless N to enhance its appeal to security-minded small business buyers.

NETGEAR Announces VDSL UTM Firewall

Tim Higgins — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:16:39 -0400

NETGEAR has announced a UTM firewall with integrated VDSL modem and WLAN.

New To The Charts: NETGEAR FVS318N

Tim Higgins — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 08:00:00 -0400

The NETGEAR FVS318N ProSafe Wireless-N 8-port Gigabit VPN Firewall has been added to the Router Charts.

NETGEAR Adds Small-Biz IPsec / SSL VPN Wireless Router

Tim Higgins — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:39:49 -0400

NETGEAR has bundled 802.11n wireless and SSL tunnels into its new 8 port VPN router.

ZyXEL Shipping Small Business VPN Router Duo

Tim Higgins — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:43:30 -0400

ZyXEL has introduced two new SOHO / SMB VPN routers.

Cisco Adds Small Biz VPN Wireless Router

Tim Higgins — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:39:14 -0400

Cisco has announced an addition to its RV series of VPN routers.

ZyXEL USG20 Unified Security Gateway Reviewed

Doug Reid — Thu, 19 May 2011 15:07:01 -0400

Updated ZyXEL's entry-level security gateway has many features found in more expensive competitors at around half the price.

Build Your Own UTM With pfSense - Part 4

Greg Noel — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:03:32 -0400

In the fourth and final part of our series, we finish the upgrade of our pfSense-based box from IDS to UTM.

New To The Charts: ZyXEL ZyWall USG20 Unified Security Gateway

Tim Higgins — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:40:00 -0400

Updated - The ZyXEL USG20 Unified Security Gateway has been added to the Router Charts.

Build Your Own UTM With pfSense - Part 3

Greg Noel — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:25:00 -0400

In the third part of our series, we finish the upgrade of our pfSense-based box from IDS to UTM.

Build Your Own UTM With pfSense - Part 2

Greg Noel — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:30:00 -0400

In the second part of our series, we start the upgrade of our pfSense-based box from IDS to UTM.

RSA Authentication Technology Info Stolen

Tim Higgins — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 13:05:20 -0400

EMC's RSA Security division said that information about its two-factor security technology has been stolen in a security breach.

Build Your Own UTM With pfSense - Part 1

Greg Noel — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:12:24 -0500

In the first part of our series, we see if pfSense can be configured to perform UTM duties.

Build Your Own IDS Firewall With pfSense

Greg Noel — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 13:00:00 -0500

We'll show you how to get enterprise grade network protection by making your own intrusion detection firewall with pfSense.

ZyXEL Announces New VPN Routers, UTM Appliance

Tim Higgins — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:51:40 -0400

ZyXEL today announced two new business-class VPN routers and a new Unified Threat Management (UTM) appliance.

Is Your Router One In A Million?

Tim Higgins — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:04:42 -0400

You may have seen a Forbes article about the security exploit described in a Black Hat How to Hack Millions of Routers talk. But there is no need to panic.

Clickfree C2N Home Backup Reviewed

Doug Reid — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:30:09 -0400

The C2N Home Backup adds networked backup to Clickfree's dead-simple backup bag o' tricks.

Sonicwall Going Private

Tim Higgins — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 08:15:47 -0400

SonicWALL announced yesterday that it has agreed to be acquired by a private investor group.

NETGEAR Announces Gigabit VPN Firewall

Tim Higgins — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:21:22 -0400

NETGEAR today announced a quad-WAN Gigabit business firewall priced at under $500.

Carbonite Rolls Out Business Cloud Backup

Tim Higgins — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:25:26 -0500

Carbonite today announced a business version of its cloud backup service.

NETGEAR Intros Sub-$300 UTM

Tim Higgins — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:32:33 -0500

NETGEAR today announced its lowest-cost Unified Threat Management (UTM) appliance yet.

NETGEAR UTM10 ProSecure Unified Threat Management Appliance Reviewed

Doug Reid — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:10:00 -0500

NETGEAR's UTM10 makes Enterprise-grade threat protection affordable on a small business budget.

Backblaze Adds Unlimited Online Backup Service For Business

Tim Higgins — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:54:16 -0500

Backblaze today launched a business version of its online backup service that provides unlimited backup for $50 per computer per year.

SonicWall TZ100W UTM Appliance Reviewed

Doug Reid — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:06:57 -0400

Updated Sonicwall's entry-level member of its revamped UTM lineup packs performance and lots of features into an affordable package.

Surviving ZLob: Lessons Learned

Tim Higgins — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:54:53 -0400

Nobody wants to come face to face with a nasty Trojan or any other malware. But if you do, you may benefit from what we learned during a recent encounter.

Clickfree Enables Backup To iPod / iPhone

Tim Higgins — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:55:34 -0400

Storage Appliance today announced two backup devices that enable iPods and iPhones to be used for computer backup storage. They also enable transfer of music from any iPod or iPhone to a Windows or Mac-based computer.

NETGEAR, OpenDNS Partner For Free Router-Based Parental Control

Tim Higgins — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:03:35 -0400

NETGEAR today announced it has partnered with OpenDNS to introduce a free Parental Control service for select NETGEAR routers.

Slideshow: NETGEAR ReadyNAS Vault

Tim Higgins — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:28:12 -0400

NETGEAR and ElephantDrive have teamed up to add "cloud" backup capability to the ReadyNAS Pro. Join us on a brief tour.

Carbonite Adds Mac Online Backup Service

Tim Higgins — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:21:50 -0400

Carbonite today announced Carbonite Online Backup for Mac, offering unlimited, automatic online backup for Intel-based Macs running OS 10.4 or 10.5.

Cisco Adds Home Security Service for Linksys Routers

Tim Higgins — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:22:49 -0500

Cisco today announced it has teamed with Trend Micro to offer a Home Security service for select Linksys by Cisco routers.

NETGEAR announces ProSecure Threat Management line

Tim Higgins — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:11:18 -0500

NETGEAR today announced a new line of Threat Management appliances with enterprise-class features but priced for SMB buyers.

No-Brainer Backup to Any USB Drive: Clickfree Transformer Reviewed

Tim Higgins — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:11:04 -0500

The Clickfree Transformer does a good job of automatically getting all your data files safely onto any USB drive you have lying around.

Slideshow: Clickfree Transformer

Tim Higgins — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 07:30:00 -0500

Clickfree's Transformer is a $60 USB cable that turns any USB drive into an automatic backup drive for Windows PCs. Read the full review.

Centralize Your Network Protection for Free: Copfilter Reviewed

Doug Reid — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:19:05 -0500

With a spare notebook or PC and a little time and Copfilter, you can centralize your network virus, spam and email protection.

D-Link adds Security Service to more routers

Tim Higgins — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 05:35:57 -0400

D-Link today said its SECURESPOT 2.0 Internet Security and Parental Control Services has been added to two more of its draft 802.11n routers.

Zyxel USG100 Review, Part 2 - UTM

Doug Reid — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:08:24 -0400

The second and final part of our review covers the USG100's extensive UTM features.

Yoggie releases MacOS mini security appliances

Tim Higgins — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:41:23 -0400

Yoggie Security Systems today released MacOS versions of its miniature hardware internet security devices.

Zyxel USG100 Unified Security Gateway Reviewed

Doug Reid — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:54:42 -0400

ZyXEL has packed a lot into its $500 UTM. Part 1 of our two-part review covers its routing, VLAN and VPN features.

NETGEAR Buying CP Secure

Tim Higgins — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 05:12:51 -0400

NETGEAR yesterday announced that it is acquiring privately-held CP Secure, Inc.

ZyXEL expands UTM appliance line

Tim Higgins — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:44:11 -0400

ZyXEL today announced its expanded Unified Security Gateway (USG) series that combines a deep packet stateful inspection firewall, anti-Virus, IDP, content filtering, anti-spam and VPN (IPSec/SSL/L2TP).

Monitor your Network for Free with Nagios

Doug Reid — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:31:00 -0400

Nagios is an open source tool that provides pro-level network monitoring.

How To Securely Browse from Anywhere using Hamachi and Squid

Joseph Dabbs — Tue, 06 May 2008 08:00:46 -0400

You can securely browse the web from any public location by using a secure web proxy.

MozyHome Online Backup Review: Simple, Useful, Affordable

Ryan Staib — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 05:30:49 -0400

EMC's MozyHome Online Backup service is simple to use and affordable, but won't back up everything you might want.

How To Securely Web Browse via an SSH Tunnel

Brandon Hogue — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 05:12:30 -0400

If you have access to an SSH daemon, you can surf safely no matter where you are connected.

How To Set Up a Site-to-Site VPN with OpenVPN

Brandon Teska — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:00:00 -0400

Brandon Teska walks you through using this award-winning open source SSL VPN to securely link two networks over the Internet.