RE: [fw-wiz] Intel vs. special purpose FW-1 servers

From: Marcus J. Ranum (mjr_at_ranum.com)
Date: 07/25/05

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    To: "Ionut Boldizsar" <ionut@provision.ro>
Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2005 19:53:23 -0400

    Ionut Boldizsar wrote:
    >I somehow believe that security related software should be
    >update/maintained as much as possible.

    I think the industry places entirely the wrong emphasis on updating
    and patching software. I believe that security related software
    should never need patching or updating. If you're exposing software
    to the Internet and you know it's such a buggy wad of tripe that it
    needs a patch once a month - you're using the wrong software and
    you need to re-assess your overall system design.

    mjr.

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