A couple of folks were saying:
> >
> > ... Port scanning is often, though not
> > always, a prelude to an attack.
> > Firewalls are designed to stop attacks.
>
> A matter of semantics maybe, but firewalls are designed to minimize (or
> hopefully negate) the _effects_ of an attack.
> _Stopping_ the attack itself is only possible when the source is eliminated
> (or quenched).
I was going to leave this alone, but can't resist the urge.
Firewalls are designed to implement security and access policies.
Particularly in K-12 education, the concern may be more about
what the folks inside can get to on the outside.
--
W.C. Epperson "I have great faith in fools.
Chief of Systems Engineering Self-confidence, my friends call it."
Security Officer Emeritus --Edgar Allen Poe--
Curmudgeon-for-Life
Virginia Dept. of Education
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