Re: Zotob worm patch?

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Leythos <void@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:MPG.1d6ebd2091d6b8c8989c57@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

> In article <Xns96B692EFF1FF6bobarcabca@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx says...
>> PS I want to slap you upside the head! While there are often other ways
>> to prevent attacks why not fix the problem? What happens if your
>> firewall fails or you misconfigure it?
>
> Are you serious? If the firewall fails you don't have any internet
> access in most cases. If you misconfigure it, most times you're still
> not exposed enough to cause a problem. Many people test their firewalls
> against intrusion, so it's easy to tell if one is "misconfigured" if the
> admin cares.

Yes I'm serious. Firewalls have bugs too! The original poster is relying
ENTIRELY on his firewall (a software one at that) to protect him. Why not
apply the patches and get the additional level of security? I can understand
waiting a while or doing some testing beforehand but there is no good reason
not to apply critical patches.

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