Outpost Firewalls – Personal and Centrally Managed
Outpost Firewall solutions provide strong, comprehensive, user friendly protection against Internet based threats endangering Home PC’s, small business networks and Enterprise systems. Outpost Firewall uses the latest in personal firewall technology, making it a clear choice for the client firewall portion of the layered security solution.
Control and Performance
Powerful control features include Network activity Monitoring, which monitors every connection between the machine and other computers on the Internet and\or LAN. Extensive logging shows detailed history of the computers activity. The Content Management plug-in allows users to create a list of sites that would be blocked while surfing the Internet. This is valuable protection for children on home computers and employees on business networks. Outpost uses surprisingly minimal resources for the level of protection it provides.
Security and Privacy
Outpost Firewall's use Stateful Inspection technology which is more secure that standard packet filtering. Firewall protection is provided from boot up to shut down so malicious programs can not be run during these periods of computer operation. Component control, if enabled, makes it impossible to inject a virus into a trusted application. Configuration settings can be password protected so they can not be changed without the proper credentials. Outpost Firewall can be configured to provide as granular and strict of policy enforcements as the user desires, or using the defaults, solid out of the box protection.
Our Research
Our research shows that Outpost Firewalls are easy to set up, easy to use and provide strong inbound and outbound protection right out of the box. It is quickly becoming a favorite in Universities and small businesses that want a distributed and managed personal firewall for their network clients. The Outpost Network Security firewall has a central console which gives it a critical advantage over many personal firewall solutions for the workplace.
Outpost Firewall – An Established Solution
Agnitum (the manufacture Outpost firewalls), was founded in 1999 with the goal of providing products that are easy to use and have a high level of protection. They appear to have achieved this goal. In the 6 short years of the products existence they have piled up over 20 awards all over the world. These products are truly are available for both HOME and BUSINESS users, so it is clear this company is headed for being a respected contender in the Personal Firewall market.
Products and Installers
Outpost protection is available for various platforms including Windows 95 / 98 / ME / NT / 2000 / 2003 / XP and Server Platforms including XP, 2000 and 2003.
Products for Home and Home Office users can be found here.
Products for small to mid-sized businesses can be found here.
Summary
Outpost Firewall protection needs to be seriously considered when looking for personal firewall protection for the home and office. With many available plug-in and a Spyware component coming, this firewall works exceptionally well as an integral part of the layered security solution. We strongly recommend using Outpost Firewall for the best in personal firewall protection.
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