Top firewalls easily pierced. top firewalls easily pierced. Security analyst Steve Gibson has written and is giving away a simple Trojan horse capable of penetrating most major PC firewalls. Security analyst Steve Gibson has written and is giving away a simple Trojan horse capable of penetrating most major PC firewalls. The program, labeled LeakTest, identifies itself to firewalls by McAfee.com, Symantec, Sygate, and others as a "trusted" application, gaining virtually unrestricted access to a PC's Internet connection. The one major firewall maker that did not fail Gibson's test was ZoneAlarm....

Cisco Firewall for SOHO Users. cisco firewall for soho users. While there are cheaper options and more expensive options than this one, Cisco Systems is adapting its enterprise-class Cisco PIX Firewall technology for small office and telecommuter network environments. The new Cisco PIX 501 Firewall integrates many of the capabilities of its high-end PIX firewalls into a multi-purpose security appliance for securing remote broadband connections. Cisco's new firewall has security capabilities that include stateful inspection firewalling, virtual private network (VPN) and intrusion protection, and support for URL filtering, content filtering, and other third party solutions from Cisco AVVID (Architecture for Voice, Video, and Integrated Data) partners. The Cisco PIX 501 Firewall will be available this month with a starting price of $595 USD. ...

However, Ingate says its expansion has been limited by SIP not traversing current firewalls. The company says that its new firewalls are a remedy for this restriction, allowing SIP-based communication on secure private LANs over the Internet. Ingate produces SIP-capable enterprise firewalls that it says are a good fit for small to midsized businesses. The firewalls are a continuation of the Fuego firewall series, sold in the Scandinavian market for three years. Ingate will be launching its series of SIP-capable firewalls and firewall accessories over the next few months as the company expands in Scandinavia and enters the U.S. marketplace. ...

Cisco Systems Inc. today rolled out a wide range of new and enhanced intrusion detection and firewall offerings....

The enterprise firewall market is a study in contradictions. The enterprise firewall market is a study in contradictions....

Cisco aims for IPv6 firewalls. cisco aims for ipv6 firewalls. Attacking one of the key problems early adopters have had with IPv6 (Internet Protocol Version 6), Cisco plans to beef up security, adding support for stateful packet filtering of IPv6 traffic to its software and hardware firewall products in the first half of next year. Attacking one of the key problems early adopters have had with IPv6 (Internet Protocol Version 6), Cisco plans to beef up security, adding support for stateful packet filtering of IPv6 traffic to its software and hardware firewall products in the first half of next year. The dominant maker of Internet routers, also a major vendor of firewalls, provided that statement of direction at the North American IPv6 Global Summit, held this week in San Diego. Cisco demonstrated the filtering capability in its IOS (Internetwork Operating System) firewall at the conference, said Patrick Grossetete, Cisco IOS IPv6 product manager, in an interview from the conference."...

Though firewalls are standard in the enterprise, the capabilities of firewall technology are expected to significantly evolve over the next few years. Though firewalls are standard in the enterprise, the capabilities of firewall technology are expected to significantly evolve over the next few years. The latest research from Meta Group projects the firewall market to grow at a 25 percent annual growth rate until 2005, as companies continue to add the technology....