Symantec To Ditch Sygate Firewall

Another free Windows firewall bites the dust. Symantec Corp. has announced rather abruptly that as of next week it will no longer support or offer its Sygate line of firewall products.

The move comes little more than three months after Symantec bought Sygate Technologies along with its Sygate Pro and Sygate Free personal firewall products. Symantec's purchase of Sygate was widely viewed as a bid to solidify and consolidate its market position in the enterprise security space, as Sygate's business-oriented network access and security compliance products were its bread and butter.

With the announcement earlier this month that Kerio Technologies would discontinue its free personal firewall software, the field is narrowing. Still, there are several trusty options. To name just a few (and I'd welcome any other suggestions via the comment section below): Zone Alarm free ; 8Signs ; Tiny Personal Firewall ; Jetico