firewall

Wordfence – firewall and anti-virus plugin for WordPress

Post last modified:January 12, 2016
Post category:Blogging Resources
Post author:Manikandan

Wordfence is a free firewall and anti-virus plugin for WordPress websites. Just sign up on Wordfence website to get a free API key.

Main features:

Real-time traffic shows when crawlers and scrapers visit
Scan Core files for infections
View changes and repair Core files
Scan comments for blacklisted malware URL’s
Scan posts and pages for blacklisted malware URL’s
Scan for known malware files
Scan files for malware/virus URL’s
Block fake Googlebots and aggressive crawlers
Block brute-force login attacks
View top content consumers and Page Not Found errors (404)
Monitor disk space and check password strength
Scan for DNS changes
Monitor for dangerous IPs
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How to enable UFW – Uncomplicated Firewall in ubuntu – Install Gufw Firewall

Post last modified:September 2, 2020
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

UFW is a firewall for ubuntu users and it is available by default in all Ubuntu installations after 8.04 LTS but disabled by default. Actually the Uncomplicated Firewall or UFW is a frontend for iptables and netfilter firewall. It comes with a command-line interface for managing your firewall. Using this you can set incoming policy, incoming rules, IPv4 rate limiting, outgoing filtering, filtering by interface and routed packet filtering. It comes with IPv6, application integration, upstart, phython and rsyslog support.

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5 Best free windows firewalls

Post last modified:October 3, 2016
Post category:Software Windows
Post author:Manikandan

A firewall is designed to block unauthorized access while permitting authorized communications. It is a software which is configured to permit or deny computer applications based upon a set of rules and other criteria.

COMODO Free Personal Firewall

Comodo free personal firewall is one of the best and popular free firewall software in the market.It also offer free internet security suite (free antivirus + free firewall).Its installation is easy.Comodo firewall send alerts and updates automatically.And it has the most iportant feature called Default Deny Protection.

ZoneAlarm Free Firewall

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