Firewall
The latest Firewall coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Simplewall: The Open-Source Tool That Gives You Complete Windows 11 Firewall Control
Windows 11's built-in firewall has long been a source of frustration for power users and privacy-conscious individuals alike. While it provides basic inbound protection, its outbound controls are...
Allow Apps Through Windows 11 Firewall Without Disabling Security
Windows Defender Firewall serves as the primary security barrier for Windows 11 systems, but its automated protection mechanisms don't always accommodate every application's unique networking...
Windows Focus Mode: How to Block Distractions with DNS, Firewall & Router Controls
The constant barrage of notifications, background updates, and digital interruptions has become one of the biggest productivity killers in the modern workplace. While feeling busy has become...
Azure Network Security Hub unifies firewall, WAF, and DDoS in one management pane
Microsoft has officially launched the Azure Network Security Hub, transforming Azure Firewall Manager into a comprehensive, service-aware control plane that unifies firewall management, web...
Don’t Expose Your Server: How to Enable Remote Desktop on Windows Server 2019 the Secure Way
Microsoft shipped Windows Server 2019 with Remote Desktop disabled by design. That decision wasn’t an accident — it was a response to years of ransomware gangs, brute-force bots, and accidental...
SonicWall Cloud Backups Raided, Firewall Configs Stolen — What You Must Do Now
SonicWall disclosed on September 17, 2025, that attackers broke into its MySonicWall cloud backup service and made off with exported firewall configuration files. The company terminated the...
Siemens Flags No-Fix Apache Flaws in RUGGEDCOM NMS and SINEMA Server — Here’s How to Defend Your OT Network
Siemens has republished a security advisory warning that three critical Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities lurk inside several of its industrial network management platforms, and for at least two...
Expose Every Listening Port on Windows Server with Netstat, PowerShell, and Resource Monitor
A misconfigured port can turn a routine deployment into a midnight emergency call. On Windows Server, every listening socket is a potential entry point for attackers—or a silent blocker that brings...
Siemens RUGGEDCOM Flaws: Block UDP Ports for Instant Mitigation, CISA Says
Industrial operators using Siemens RUGGEDCOM RST2428P switches can immediately protect their networks from two newly disclosed vulnerabilities by implementing a straightforward firewall rule,...
Microsoft Patches CVE-2025-53798: RRAS Memory Leak Exposes VPN Gateways to Data Theft
Microsoft has released a vendor update to patch CVE-2025-53798, an information-disclosure vulnerability in the Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) that allows an attacker to read...
Adobe Telemetry Service LogTransport2 Causes Windows 11 Shutdown Hangs—Here’s the Fix
A small but infuriating error window that stalls Windows 11 shutdowns has been traced to Adobe’s LogTransport2.exe, a telemetry component bundled with Creative Cloud and Acrobat. PCWorld’s Alaina...
OneDrive Stuck on 'Signing In'? Here's How to Break the Loop on Windows 10 and 11
Windows users are no strangers to the occasional OneDrive hiccup, but few glitches are as maddening as the dreaded “Signing In…” loop. You click the OneDrive icon, try to sign in, and the app...