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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: FW: Worms versus Bots
"william(at)elan.net" <[email protected]> writes: > > Hmmm, are you saying that the solution to many so-called > > Internet security vulnerabilities is for people to > > use an SI Firewall, aka Simple, Inexpensive Firewall, > > aka Stateful Inspection Firewall? > > Its not a real solution, its just goes long way to reduce number of > infections and how quickly some worms can spread (although NAT would > have no efffect on spread of viruses by email so human factor is > primary problem). Note that Michael said "many", not "any and all". We do not tell people that washing your hands after using the bathroom and before handling food is "not a real solution" because it only protects against the spread of certain kinds of illnesses. ---rob
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