Stingray - Portable Hardware Firewall
Tired of tinkering with the settings on your software firewall? Sick of downloading updates and patches that seem to slow down the performance of your notebook? Perhaps you'd be better off with a portable hardware solution like Stingray, which offers stealth protection to home users.
Internetsecurity is a hot button topic right now, and for good reason.Every second your notebook is connected to the internet it'sexposed to the most malicious intents of hackers lurking in thevirtual shadows, ready to pounce on precious data such as bankdetails and credit card numbers etc.
Now whileevery savvy laptop user will have the latest virus definitions,and malware monitors such as spybot or spysweeper installed,sometimes a little extra hardware security can just be thedifference between safety for you and your family online, andnot. The latest defender is not a flimsy piece of software thatneeds a content update as soon as it's installed to make iteffective. This is a hardware firewall, probably the bouncer yourinternet door needs.
The Stingray requires no updates, no patches, no system modding. Justconnect it to your modem and the other end to your notebook andthat's it. This hardware bruiser hides your IP address fromintruders, if their name isn't on the guest list then they ain'tgetting in.
The external system should not slow down the performance of yourlaptop, and will check everything from virus to screensavers for any possibleinfringement. It is self adaptive based on a number of complexalgorithms that update automatically to help keep your notebookprotected from web nasties. One important fact to note though isthat it's only compatible with Cable, xDSL and T1 modems, dialups are not supported. As with software firewalls sometimes youget alerts from connections you deem safe such as instantmessenger programs, online games etc. If you suspect that theStingray is blocking a legitimate connection, you can just pushthe handy bypass button.
Stingray is very portable, and if you have a universal poweradaptor it can be used while travelling abroad. But don't getsmug and throw away your anti-virus software yet. This hardwarefirewall cannot detect malware destined for your computer in avalid user session. For complete protectionit's advisable that you keep your AVG, Avast, Mcaffee orNortonvirus software updated with the latestdefinitions.
