Re: SP2 Firewall

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Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 22:18:15 -0600

Greetings --

    The "next generation" Windows Firewall included with SP2, while
vastly superior to the original ICF in terms of visibility, usability
and configurability, is still rather lacking, as a solid security
component. It still can't supplant 3rd-party solutions, nor is it
intended to do so; rather, it's intended to complement them. And, like
the original ICF, it will not monitor out-going traffic.

    It's most important virtues, I think, are it's improved
compatibility with internal LANs and its configurability via group
policies. Now, there's a simple, cheap tool that system admins can
use to protect the LAN workstations from that occasional - but not
rare enough - fool who manages to bypass the perimeter firewall and
manually install some malware that could then spread throughout the
LAN via shared drives.

Bruce Chambers

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"Bob Byrne" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>     My ZA Pro service expires in about a month and I'm reluctant to
renew as
> lately the updates have been very buggy on my system.
> I'm contemplating going with the new version of WinXP's firewall
when SP2
> arrives.
> Anyone using RC2 at the moment that can comment, I'd appreciate it.
>
> -- 
> Regards, Bob
>
>

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