RE: personal firewalls

[Jeff B Boles <jboles () libfungrp com>]

Having just popped into the list from a long neglect, I'll forward this old
mail where I was collecting personal firewall products.  Believe one or two
(can't remember which, haven't looked in a while) may not be so personal,
except in so far as you consider the large amount of money required as
personal.

I'll add the couple from this discussion.
JB.
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Having had more traffic generated by several original threads focused around
low-cost neophyte maintainable security/firewall solutions for home users,
I'm again posting a summary to include these updates.  I have no particular
interest in any particular device, and I certainly have not thoroughly
investigated any of these.  Certainly mention in this post is no form of
recommendation.  Those silly enough to take anything I say as
recommendation, can certainly contact me at soonest convenience, so that we
might do business involving large sums of money ;)

If any suggestions are erroneously missing from this list, please notify me,
and I will update it.  Given the proper amount of whimsy, I may someday put
this list on a webpage -- but those holding their breath may experience
discomfort.

Updates to list:
---gibson research www.grc.com (web based security hole scanner, doesn't
really belong, but I'll give in to enthusiasm)
---netopia 7100 dsl router
---www.sustworks.com Mac firewall/routing?
---Dlink ISDN router with filter --
http://www.dlink.com/products/routers/di300mw/
---www.sygate.com (syshield for under $40?)
---IB2Lan from Nexland (NAT type device?)
http://www.isb100.com/html/isb2l.html (currently site does not come up)

Previous entries:
---Gnatbox (www.gnatbox.com) (appears to be a free version in gnatbox lite
or gblite)
---Black Ice Defender (http://www.networkice.com/Products/BlackICE/) 
---SyShield (desktop version of Sygate?) (www.sygate.com)
---AtGuard (www.atguard.com) [owned by Norton now, as SecurityWorks
(maybe?)]
-Collection of small portblocking/detection security apps [not recommended]
(i.e. BOF, Nukenabber, etc.)
Hardware NAT/Modem sharing (something by 3com?  More expensive, $200 - $300
range)
        ---3com
        ---Umax Ugate 3000
        ---DSL Router with filter? DLink?
        ---Cisco DSL 675 modem (suspect this device might have many more
filtering features, in use by USWest?)



JB.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Butler, Gary [mailto:Gary.Butler () gillem-emh1 army mil]
> Sent: Monday, March 13, 2000 5:10 PM
> To: firewall-wizards () nfr net
> Subject: RE: [fw-wiz] personal firewalls
>
>
> The security "gurus" from Information Week like ZoneLabs over 
> BlackIce.  Not
> only because of the fact that ZoneLabs if free but it 
> protects against out
> going as well as incoming.  I guess that means products like 
> that JukeBox or
> DDos can't happen to you.  If any of the foregoing is untrue 
> I sure someone
> will correct me....
> Gary Butler
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Randy Grimshaw [mailto:rgrimsha () syr edu]
> Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2000 3:45 PM
> To: firewall-wizards () nfr net
> Subject: [fw-wiz] personal firewalls
>
>
>
> I am doing a research survey of personal firewall products.
> I have information on:
>
>   Black Ice Defender     - www.netice.com
>   Raptor Mobile          - www.axent.com
>   Zone Alarm             - www.zonelabs.com
>   Internet Security 2000 - www.symantec.com
>
> I am not really interested in privacy products which claim the name of
> personal firewall such as:
>
>   PC Secure (a secondary application sandbox)   - Software Builders
>   Guard Dog (blocks cookies)                    - Cybermedia
>   Lucent Personal Web Assistant (fakes cookies) - Lucent
>
> Are there any products in the first category that I need to 
> be aware of?
>
> I can go on to say that unseen, I am leaning towards Black Ice for its
> good reviews and ability to log to a central database console.
>
> I appreciate your assistance. See you at Sans.
>
> <><Randall Grimshaw, IT-Engineer, Syracuse University, 315-443-5779