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RE: FW: Worms versus Bots
From: Michael.Dillon () radianz com
Date: Wed, 5 May 2004 10:14:37 +0100
(To deflect the inevitable "NAT is not a firewall" complaints, the box
is a
stateful inspection firewall -- as all NAT boxes actually are).
Hmmm, are you saying that the solution to many so-called Internet security vulnerabilities is for people to use an SI Firewall, aka Simple, Inexpensive Firewall, aka Stateful Inspection Firewall? One wonders why the DSL/cable router manufacturers haven't caught on to this idea before now. If the goal is to actually change people's behavior and get them to secure their own computers then a name change like SI Firewall is actually an important tool. There is a lot of bad press out there for NAT and I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of the amateur technicians of the world are advising their clueless friends not to use it. But if ISPs would promote the use of an SI Firewall (Simple, Inexpensive Firewall) to their customers then perhaps we can get more uptake and an overall improvement in security without fussing around with frenzied patching sessions. --Michael Dillon
Current thread:
- Re: Worms versus Bots, (continued)
- Re: Worms versus Bots Valdis . Kletnieks (May 11)
- Re: Worms versus Bots Chris Woodfield (May 11)
- RE: Worms versus Bots Jonathan M. Slivko (May 11)
- Re: Worms versus Bots Chris Woodfield (May 11)
- Re: Worms versus Bots Paul Jakma (May 13)
- Re: Worms versus Bots Rick Ernst (May 11)
- RE: FW: Worms versus Bots Sean Donelan (May 04)
- RE: FW: Worms versus Bots Daniel Senie (May 04)
- RE: FW: Worms versus Bots Michael . Dillon (May 05)
- RE: FW: Worms versus Bots william(at)elan.net (May 05)
- Re: Worms versus Bots Matthew Crocker (May 05)
- Re: FW: Worms versus Bots Robert E. Seastrom (May 05)
- Re: FW: Worms versus Bots Alexei Roudnev (May 06)
- Re: FW: Worms versus Bots Chris Adams (May 07)
- Re: FW: Worms versus Bots Jeff Shultz (May 07)
- Re: FW: Worms versus Bots Alexei Roudnev (May 07)
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- RE: FW: Worms versus Bots Daniel Senie (May 04)