There is one big benefit, which no hardware router can bring you. Zone alarm and other Windows based Software Firewalls can block network access for programs. A HW firewall can only block a whole machine but can't denied access for one software and allow access for another software on the same machine.
intract - any business anywhere Michael Linke Netzwerkadministrator Heilbronnerstr. 50 D-73728 Esslingen Germany Phone : +49 384 16297 50 Fax���� : +49 711 35152 89 mobile : +49 178 51 52 959 e-mail� : [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ : 141033973 webside:�� http://www.intract.org > -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht----- > Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:full-disclosure- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von Jason > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 4. Juni 2003 20:53 > An: morning_wood > Cc: Ben Tyson-Norrman; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Unfortunately the $40 'hardware' devices are not either. > > Please reference the excellent work by Core > http://www1.corest.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=276&idxseccion=10 > > and the _much_ more expensive 'hardware' devices are just as prone > > http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/pix-multiple-vuln-pub.shtml > http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/pixfirewall-authen-flood-pub.shtml > http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/PIXfirewallSMTPfilter-regression- > pub.shtml > ... > http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/advisory.html > > For a personal solution Zone Alarm is quite possibly more adequate and > appropriate. > > morning_wood wrote: > > >Zone Alarmbuy a $40 hardware router. Software firewalls are not a > security solution IMHO. > > > >morning_wood > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Ben Tyson-Norrman > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 8:53 AM > > Subject: [Full-Disclosure] Zone Alarm > > > > > > I'm not sure I can ask this question without derision, but here goes... > > > > Zone Alarm, is it really as crap as everyone makes out.... or is the > usual posturing by ill-informed...? > > > > Many thanks all > > > > Visit our web site @ www.twowaytv.com > > This e-mail and its attachments are intended for the above named > recipient(s) only and may be confidential, legally privileged and > protected by law. If you are not a named addressee or have received this > transmission in error, please notify us immediately at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and then delete this e-mail. As Internet > communications are not secure we do not accept legal responsibility for > the contents of this message or responsibility for any change made to this > message after the original sender sent it. Save for this legal notice, > the contents or opinions contained within this e-mail are solely those of > the sender and do not necessarily represent those of Two Way TV Ltd unless > otherwise specifically stated. > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
