Increase your internet security with a hardware firewall. Simon Edwards shows you how to get started in this step by step guide.

Every expert has a toolkit. Tim Dean takes you through the 10 tools any Windows expert cannot live without. So, to give you a head start, here are PC Authority's top 10 tools for the ultimate Windows user.

Jon Honeyball wonders why the Xbox 360 is better than Vista for the large screen, while contemplating Microsoft’s Live 2.

Traditionally firewalls were the bastion of large, publicly accessible networks to keep hackers out. But in a world connected by the Internet, every machine hooked up to it becomes publicly accessible, and so it's vital that every machine is equipped to protect itself, and the network it may serve, from attack.

Still not sure whether it's worth upgrading to Vista? We put XP and Vista through the ultimate face-off.

Cutting edge technology is bringing powerful enterprise-grade solutions to the small and medium business sector. Read on for tips, analysis and tutorials about how you can take advantage.

Why do so many network administrators trip over the humble VPN? Steve Cassidy goes in-depth.

Will a beefed-up firewall, User Account Control and disk encryption make Vista a safer choice than XP?

We explain port forwarding and triggering, firewalls and traffic filtering, the DMZ and other broadband bits you should know.

IT security threats are coming from all angles in the current business environment. New threats are discovered every day. What is the best way to fight them?

Do you have a business or are in charge of a business’ tech security? Get some tips from PC Authority’s experts.

With the free products on our new cover DVD, you need never buy software again. So why do we still keep paying?

Network reporting tools are a necessary evil for the SME. We unravel the mysteries of Syslog

Find out who's trying to get into your system. Simon Edwards show's you how to make sense of SmoothWall's log files. 

Protect your LAN and allow internet traffic through to your webserver with a demilitarised zone (DMZ) on your network. Simon Edwards guides you through the process in SmoothWall.

Once you go mobile, you won’t go back. We uncover the hardware, the plans and the services that’ll unshackle you from the office.

Your wireless network is more powerful than you imagine. Use this guide to fully understand and utilise it.

Simon Edwards shows you how to get up and running with SmoothWall.

Vista’s Network and Sharing Center brings networking, file sharing and discovery options together, making it far easier to diagnose problems.

It's always a bonus to uncover a shortcut or program enhancement, and here we bring you 100 tips and tricks that we hope will make your computing experience quicker, simpler or more rewarding. Security tips.