Re: Firewall: router vs. software

From: optikl (optikl_at_invalid.net)
Date: 02/02/04

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    Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2004 02:47:02 GMT

    sponge wrote:

    >
    > Some people think that just because a software firewall isn't 100%
    > effective at stopping outbound traffic means they're useless. By that
    > logic, anti-virus software is useless because it doesn't identify 100%
    > of all malware in existence, IDS is useless because it doesn't
    > identify every possible attack, IPS is useless because it can't stop
    > every possible attack, wearing your seatbelt is useless because you
    > are not 100% guaranteed to survive an accident...
    >
    Add communication to your list; it's not 100% certain either.

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