Re: XP firewall
From: Bruce Chambers (bruce_a_chambers_at_h0tmail.com)
Date: 09/11/04
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Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 20:08:03 -0600
C.J. wrote:
> Just got the service pack 2 and want to know please does the NEW
> inbuilt firewall block OUTGOING as well as incoming please ???
> TY in advance
The "next generation" Windows Firewall included with SP2, while
vastly superior to the original ICF in terms of visibility, usability
and configurability, is still rather lacking, as a solid security
component. It still can't supplant 3rd-party solutions, nor is it
intended to do so; rather, it's intended to complement them. And, like
the original ICF, it will not monitor out-going traffic.
It's most important virtues, I think, are it's improved
compatibility with internal LANs and its configurability via group
policies. Now, there's a simple, cheap tool that system admins can
use to protect the LAN workstations from that occasional - but not
rare enough - fool who manages to bypass the perimeter firewall and
manually install some malware that could then spread throughout the
LAN via shared drives.
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