pfSense Alternative Top 5 Firewall Solutions
pfSense is a great open source firewall solution that many are using, not only in the home lab, but also in production environments. It has a great mix of features…
Tag: network security
TrueNAS SCALE Server Build for Home Lab
There are so many options for running a home server for storage and virtualization needs on a home network. I have run VMware ESXi and Proxmox servers for my virtualization…
How should you secure your home wireless network for teleworking
Even though companies are starting to tighten down on who can work remotely and where hybrid work happens, it is still being leveraged like never before. Workers are at least…
pfSense CE 2.7.0: New Features and Upgrade Steps
Let’s look at the release of pfSense CE 2.7.0 and pfSense Plus 23.05.1. They both have new new features. Let’s look at those and see through the upgrade steps. Also,…
pfSense Wireguard: Setup Fast Open-Source VPN Configuration
pfSense has a lot of great features that allow you to have an enterprise firewall in your home lab or even production environment for free. You can setup VPN connections…
OpenWRT vs pfSense: Best Open Source Firewall Solution
OpenWRT console in a virtual machine
Top 20 Open Source Cyber Security Monitoring Tools in 2023
Let’s consider the top 25 open-source cyber security monitoring tools that are a great choice in 2023. 1. Wireshark Wireshark is the ultimate tool that can be used to examine…
Untangle NG Firewall 15 Released New Features
Network firewalls and firewall appliances have been an interesting subject for me the past several years working in various lab and production environments. Several years back, I had a friend…
Five Ways to Improve Network Security
Network security is at the heart of designing a good security posture in an enterprise data center. Often, when threat actors are able to move easily in a lateral way…