Re: How safe is SBS firewall on its own?
From: Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] (sbradcpa_at_pacbell.net)
Date: 05/20/04
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Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 07:27:18 -0700
Yup one port open is not "nothing open". That's why I run with two,
mainly to prevent issues with MY stupidity.
SuperGumby [SBS MVP] wrote:
> cooooooorrrrrrrrrrrr, I get to argue security with Susan.
>
> As Bob points out, though his original post suggests 'nothing is open' his
> later post has Shields Up suggesting both port 80 and someother,,, sounds
> like a good reason for an aditional firewall to me.
>
> Whether that additional firewall is a true firewall product or a simple NAT
> router matters little to me.
>
> "Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]" <sbradcpa@pacbell.net>
> wrote in message news:e5l7mQiPEHA.3100@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>
>>If you have no open ports... you don't need another firewall on the
>>outside IMHO. Your only threat vectors are your employees stupidity,
>>emails and you employees surfing the web.
>>
>>bob wrote:
>>
>>>SBS standard on static IP, no ports open for anything, ran ICW and
>
> uncheck
>
>>>all choices, exchange using POP and smarthost to send. Any
>
> recommendations
>
>>>for a hardware firewall that won't break the bank? The reason I ask, I
>>>pitched the Linksys, 200 bucks down the drain, it broke and am going to
>
> be
>
>>>forced to run without a hard FW for a few days.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>--
>>http://www.sbslinks.com/really.htm
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>
>
-- http://www.sbslinks.com/really.htm
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