NT is perfectly capable of serving as a firewall. Don't let the "my OS can
batter your OS" idiots confuse you. I've been a UNIX guy for years and
years, but even I have to say that NT and UNIX are similar from a security
perspective in one undeniable aspect: your system will only be as secure if
it is configured properly. Throw a couple of nice fast processors and a
decent HD or two at NT and you have a perfectly good firewall platform. Sun
will do nicely too - as long as you have the skill resources available to
support it and secure it properly. Before you go believing arbitrary
statements from people about the security of an OS, do your own cost and
risk assessments. Consider how much it would cost to employ a dedicated UNIX
resource against giving your existing NT guys additional security training.
The whole "UNIX vs NT" argument is a complete waste of time. I love unix,
and I'll admit to being biased towards the Solaris and for preference the
Nokia solutions because when I'm administering them, I know what's going on
all the time, unlike the pseudo-black box nature of NT, coupled with a
deep-rooted mistrust of all things Microsoft (I'm waiting for them to
release their own firewall software with a bloody flight sim hidden in it).
However, if you already have a dedicated and strong NT skillset within your
company, you might as well consider just having an NT firewall.
Scott.
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Senior Technical Analyst
IT Telecoms
The Royal Bank of Scotland
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matt Little [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 10:06 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [FW1] Evidence of NT security problems?
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> Hello all,
>
> We have NT firewalls and expertise here and the general opinion is to
> stick with that as it the the OS we have most knowledge in.
>
> However, we have been advised that NT is 'full of holes' and UNIX is the
> most secure OS and we do have some knowledge of UNIX.
>
> I'm aware that there are performance advantages of running FW-1 on UNIX,
> but that aside, I was wondering if anyone has, or could point me to, any
> evidence of running FW-1 on NT as being a serious security problem.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Matt Little
>
>
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