Home : Newsgroups : comp.security.firewalls : 2006 Mar : Re: Zonealarm System Error: Please Reboot
| Subject: | Re: Zonealarm System Error: Please Reboot |
| Posted by: | "Duane Arnold" (not..@notme.com) |
| Date: | Tue, 7 Mar 2006 08:23:50 GMT |
Joshua Reed wrote:
> Again, my point is not that a bidirectional firewall will/would
> *prevent* an exploit, but rather make you aware of its existence by
> rearing its head to make outbound connections that you didn't initiate.
>
You're not telling anyone that frequents this NG that has not been heard
a billion times. It's better that one knows what's happening on the
machine instead of the crutch telling you what's happening.
Duane :)