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<blockquote data-quote="Kaffee4Eck" data-source="post: 1122832" data-attributes="member: 46308">I don&#039;t always spend a lot, but from time to time, I allocate around €50–100 for my network security budget — especially since I need to secure not only PCs but also various services and servers.Currently, my first line of defense is OPNsense, configured with numerous list-based rules. I&#039;m also using CrowdSec, ZenArmor (IDS/IPS), and the built-in IDS/IPS engine. For ad-blocking across the entire network, I rely on Unbound in combination with AdGuard Home, including custom rewrite rules and more.Depending on the device and its purpose, I use different antivirus solutions such as ESET, Kaspersky, Symantec Endpoint Protection, or Microsoft Defender.Naturally, I also maintain regular backups of various machines. For clients and business partners, I currently use Macrium Reflect, while for my own systems, I rely on UrBackup and Time Machine. <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😄" title="Grinning face with smiling eyes&nbsp; &nbsp; :smile:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.6/png/unicode/64/1f604.png" data-shortname=":smile:" />The most expensive part has definitely been my servers—both at home and externally hosted. But to be fair, they&#039;re not only related to security. <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😄" title="Grinning face with smiling eyes&nbsp; &nbsp; :smile:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.6/png/unicode/64/1f604.png" data-shortname=":smile:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kaffee4Eck, post: 1122832, member: 46308"] I don't always spend a lot, but from time to time, I allocate around €50–100 for my network security budget — especially since I need to secure not only PCs but also various services and servers. Currently, my first line of defense is [B]OPNsense[/B], configured with numerous list-based rules. I'm also using [B]CrowdSec[/B], [B]ZenArmor (IDS/IPS)[/B], and the built-in IDS/IPS engine. For ad-blocking across the entire network, I rely on [B]Unbound[/B] in combination with [B]AdGuard Home[/B], including custom rewrite rules and more. Depending on the device and its purpose, I use different antivirus solutions such as [B]ESET[/B], [B]Kaspersky[/B], [B]Symantec Endpoint Protection[/B], or [B]Microsoft Defender[/B]. Naturally, I also maintain regular backups of various machines. For clients and business partners, I currently use [B]Macrium Reflect[/B], while for my own systems, I rely on [B]UrBackup[/B] and [B]Time Machine[/B]. 😄 The most expensive part has definitely been my servers—both at home and externally hosted. But to be fair, they're not [I]only[/I] related to security. 😄 [/QUOTE]

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