Sygate is another company that makes a great personal firewall. Just like Zone Alarm, Sygate Personal Firewall includes a two-way firewall that audits your incoming as well as outgoing traffic. Zone Alarm and Sygate are very similar products. The only real difference is the user interface of the firewall. I personally like the way Sygate Personal Firewall displays the incom ing and outgoing connections better than Zone Alarm. The nice list interface of all of the connections that have been granted as well as all of the connections that have been blocked. The Sygate user's interface is also different and a little easier to use than ZoneAlarm's, yet it offers a lot more power on the main screen. The interface shows detailed graphs and also the icons of the open programs. You can simply right-click the icon and select Block or Allow to set a program to a specific access setting. The operation of Sygate Personal Firewall is similar to that of Zone Alarm. When a program atte...