Hello,
>
> > What's so funny about this whole thread is these guys ranting and raving
> > about NT being not suitable for Firewall work, but many companies are
> > happily, and successfully, employing NT Firewalls anyway.
>
> So, rather than disputing the technical points "it's popular so it must
> be good" is your argument? Maybe people are happily living in trailer
> parks, that doesn't make them the ideal structure to reside in during
> tornado season.
Unfortunately, I've seen this type of argument be fairly persuasive
with upper management. On more than one occasion, I've had to
rigorously defend my intentions of deploying a firewall on a
UNIX platform against a management directive to deploy all
things NT. I don't mind doing it, because I've seen how a firewall's
effectiveness, stability, and robustness can degrade on NT when
compared to a UNIX solution.
However, we have to be careful as security professionals to be
sure that we're not making religious arguments.
It IS a fact that many companies are deploying firewalls on NT.
Why?
To say that every one of these deployments are being done by
GUI-loving idiots or ignorant savages who don't know REAL
security is probably stretching credibility.
The reasons are probably more complex than that and are probably
worth being aware of ...
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