I was recently reading about the Bitdefender Box (albeit poor reviews) and the upcoming F-Secure Sense and it has me wondering if I need a separate security device / firewall for my home network, which has a 5 computers, a few phones, and other connected devices like a garage door and Nest thermostat (there are a few more things connected). It all sits behinds a Linksys router e4200 that I loaded DD-WRT on.
I was reading a little about Untangle, WatchGuard, and PFSense too, but a lot of it sounds like overkill.
Is it wise to purchase a dedicated device that sits between the modem and router or behind the router and all the devices?
Would they require much in the way of management?
Should I buy a computer and run software dedicated for this purpose? PFSense?
Thanks for your thoughts.
I was reading a little about Untangle, WatchGuard, and PFSense too, but a lot of it sounds like overkill.
Is it wise to purchase a dedicated device that sits between the modem and router or behind the router and all the devices?
Would they require much in the way of management?
Should I buy a computer and run software dedicated for this purpose? PFSense?
Thanks for your thoughts.
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