Re: No AV? Shock, horror!

[Michael Collins <mcollins () aleae com>]

I'm torn on active netsec (AV, FW, IDS) because I'm pretty sure that  
it's the least cost-effective place to work on security.  At the same  
time, from a management perspective you can buy it as a separate  
component (am I secure?  Well, I've checked off that "I bought a  
firewall" box, so I *must* be scure), and because it does give  
developers a way out.


On Sep 29, 2009, at 12:33 PM, Kenneth L. Bechtel, II wrote:

> On Tuesday 29 September 2009 11:48:51 am Blanchard_Michael () emc com  
> wrote:
> > Yah, too bad many corporations turn off the built in FW in SP2 via  
> > GPO ;-(
> > But the additions in SP2 were a GodSend for home users, agreed.
>
>
> Let's face it, in reality the new "features" in OS' have been the  
> biggest
> advances we've had in combating malware.  Win95 deployments helped  
> wipe out
> the Bootsector infecter, while WinNT/ Win2000 was the nail in that  
> box for a
> long time.  As pointed out XP SP2 really nailed down worms, but that  
> was also
> assisted with "Desktop Firewalls".  Anti-Virus and other security  
> Software are
> only bandages, and do a great job of slowing/ stopping the  
> hemorrhage.  but
> they are specific tools looking for specific cuts, and we ARE  
> fighting the death
> of 1000 cuts.
>
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