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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Worms versus Bots
While following the thread, I did a bit of Googling, then browsing 3Com's site: http://www.3com.com/products/en_US/detail.jsp?tab=features&pathtype=purchase&sku=3CRFW200B On-NIC firewall w/remote management. On Tue, 11 May 2004, Chris Woodfield wrote: :>Simple solution...build the on-NIC firewall to not use uPnP, or at least require :>a password before changing rulesets. :) :> :>Seriously, this is such a stupidly simple solution that I'm amazed no one's attempted :>to make a product out of it yet. :> :>-C :> :>On Tue, May 11, 2004 at 12:21:29PM -0400, [email protected] wrote: :>> On Tue, 11 May 2004 11:38:33 EDT, Chris Woodfield said: :>> :>> > A better solution would be a NIC with a built-in SI firewall...manageable from a host :>> > app, but physically separate from the OS running on the PC. :>> :>> Gaak. No. ;) :>> :>> What's the point of a firewall, if the first piece of malware that does manage :>> to sneak in (via a file-sharing program, or a webpage that installs malware, or :>> an "ooh! Shiny!" email attachment) just does the network Plug-N-Play call to :>> tell the firewall "Shield DOWN!"? :>> :> :> :>
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