To open a port or not - that is the question
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I've been looking a port security this morning and I can't claim the quote but I found this quite amusing (its in relation to what ports etc should / should not be open)
"Allowing in minimal traffic that "might" not be a threat is like
trusting Windows Firewall with File/Printer sharing enabled on a
computer directly connected to the Internet with all of your financial
data stored on it in a text file that is name "ALL MY FINANCIAL
DATA.TXT" sitting in the root. "
Now where is that file ...
[ the thread with the quote is here if you are interested ]
Bookmark :
I've been looking a port security this morning and I can't claim the quote but I found this quite amusing (its in relation to what ports etc should / should not be open)
"Allowing in minimal traffic that "might" not be a threat is like
trusting Windows Firewall with File/Printer sharing enabled on a
computer directly connected to the Internet with all of your financial
data stored on it in a text file that is name "ALL MY FINANCIAL
DATA.TXT" sitting in the root. "
Now where is that file ...
[ the thread with the quote is here if you are interested ]
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Although port security isn't exactly something that gets me hot under the collar.
Mind you, who am I to talk? My semiconductor directory isn't exactly hot either!
Posted by Darren At 10:20:17 On 03/02/2009 | - Website - |