

These lists can be automatically updated, allowing you to set up this protection and then just let it run. This package allows you to block known lists of malware sites, hacker IPs, block regions, and other blocks of sites in order to protect your network. pfBlockerNG (excellent tutorial from Rob Turner on TecMint).

I went with Snort because I had some familiarity with it from running Security Onion. As an alternative to Snort, you can also run Suricata on pfSense. This is an Intrusion Detection System/Intrusion Prevention System (IDS/IPS) that uses sophisticated and regularly updated rules to detect and prevent attempts by hackers to penetrate your network. I decided to get serious about improving my home network security and I use the following pfSense features to do so: It is increasingly important as more sensitive information in our lives goes digital and we increase our interactivity with technology. If you have read a few of my other articles, you know that I believe security is of paramount importance for your home network. buying off the shelf, Sophos, DD-WRT, and others) for the following 6 reasons. I chose to go with pfSense over other router options (e.g. It also allowed me to step my game up around many other features.

As I started to get more sophisticated I was drawn to DD-WRT. Like many, I started off buying a router because I wanted multiple devices on my network to have access to the Internet. I purchased routers primarily based on cost.
