Re: Kerio PFW 2.14 - Safe?

From: \ (dvader_at_deathstar.mil)
Date: 09/08/04 

Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 14:55:23 -0400

>More bloated than 2.14 (or 2.15, which I tracked down after I posted my
>question). So come one - is 2.15 compromised because it's old software?

No, I don't think so. In fact, the older it is the more time there has been for
vulnerabilities to surface. Newer firewalls just have more stuff, not
necessarily better security. A bigger worry with a firewall that is no longer
supported is that it may not be compatible with some later operating system
update. 

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