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Re: Personal Firewall Day
From: Brett Hutley <brett () hutley net>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 15:56:45 +0000
der Mouse wrote: *snip* (current context is whether to use personal firewalls) I don't. Why not? - Because I don't run malware propagation systems masquerading as game loaders masquerading as operating systems. I hear ya. - Because, in general, I believe in hardening each machine rather than putting up a fence around weak machines. - Because I am very hard to infect to start with. I don't run anything I don't have source to[%]; while this is by no means a perfect *snip* I agree with what you say. Unfortunately I currently *have* to run a Windows machine at work [at least until I finish the *nix port of our software :) ]. I believe every Windows machine HAS to have a personal firewall - it's just too vulnerable an operating system. Even at home though, where I use decent operating systems, it's kinda nice having a logging PFW (or an IDS like snort) that can alert me to any unusual activity happening in the network around me. -- Brett Hutley [MAppFin,CISSP,SANS GCIH] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hutley.net/brett [Ed. And I'd argue the point that IP Chains / Netfilter *is* a personal firewall on a Linux desktop. Here too, though, we're digressing. Let's close out this thread, please. KRvW]
Current thread:
- Personal Firewall Day Tegels, Kent (Jan 15)
- Re: Personal Firewall Day der Mouse (Jan 15)
- Re: Personal Firewall Day Brett Hutley (Jan 16)
- Re: Personal Firewall Day der Mouse (Jan 15)