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I have to admit, I have become a little spoiled with all the security we have at work. There are all forms of network and desktop security in place. However, when I go home, I am not quite as secure. So I have been looking at some of the products out there geared toward securing home or SOHO users at the gateway.

One of the products I have found is the Yoggie Gatekeeper Pro. For $220 for the tiny device and $40 every year after, you get "Pentagon Level Security" (their words, not mine). Beyond your typical firewall, you get anti-virus, anti-phishing, anti-spyware, and anti-spam gateway protection. That is a whole lot cheaper than the thousands of dollars that our cooperate protection costs. But Yoggie isn't the only product out there.

The popular ZoneAlarm company that has become famous for its free personal software firewall has also developed a hardware wireless router that incorporates a lot of goodies. There product is called the ZoneAlarm Secure Wireless Router Z100G. It comes in with a lower up front cost of $150. I have been unable to find the yearly subscription costs, though.

Then there is the iPhantom. It not only offers a firewall and gateway anti-virus, but it also offers anonymous surfing and encryption. At $90 for the hardware, it certainly comes in with the cheapest up front cost, but the subscription fees are certainly higher at $120 a year.

I have not tested any of these products yet, but I thought these products were all worth mentioning. If you have had any experience with these products, please let me know.