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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Microsoft to ship new versions with firewall enabled
In message <[email protected]>, "McBu rnett, Jim" writes: > > >From: Scott McGrath [mailto:[email protected]] >>No answer on that one, However Mac OS X also includes a built in firewall. > >>On the configuration angle, the Microsoft ICF (Internet Connection >>Firewall) blocks everything by default. > > I just worked on a friends computer last night. >The XP ICF firewall was on, and it did not stop >the bug.. >I want to test that in a lab environment though... > The Wall Street Journal noted that Microsoft is testing a variety of other security products, including one from Tiny Software because (according to Microsoft itself) "it's more advanced". --Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb
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