Re: security setup without firewall?
- From: Tom Forsmo <spam@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 09 Dec 2006 12:12:32 +0100
left_coast wrote:
Tom Forsmo wrote:
I have been hearing from different sources that a truly good security
setup does not require a firewall. Of course that depends on the
situation for the system. but if one considers a single home computer,
is it plausible to have basic security without a firewall?
This philosophy requires that you maintain your system perfectly. That you
are always on top of your updates and that you make no mistakes that would
allow hackers into your system. Even on a home system, a firewall will add
an extra level of protection that makes it more difficult for a single
mistake to compromise a system.
This is what I suspected, thanks for clearing it up for me.
BTW, shorewall is not the firewall, it is a method of configuring the
firewall. If you want a relatively easy front end, try Guarddog.
http://www.simonzone.com/software/guarddog/
fair enough, I will have a look at it.
tom
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