"Looks like most people won't need a firewall after all, but instead need to forbid themselves any access to the Internet whatsoever...<g>. " Never a truer word was spoken in jest....
"What about my web cam software at home, which enables me to watch my house when I am away on holidays? " Remind me to sit and monitor that for a while - and when I haven't seen anything happen for a couple of days, I've got a fair bet that the house is empty and I can pop round and get myself a computer and a web camera (and a few other odds and ends...) - Once you open the can of worms called security, you'll wish you never went there :-) -----Original Message----- From: Marc Suxdorf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 16 August 2002 16:59 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: AW: [gb-users] win2K security problems, the facts! Thanks everyone for tuning in! The issues Mike describes seem to be firewall irrelevant. Looks like most people won't need a firewall after all, but instead need to forbid themselves any access to the Internet whatsoever...<g>. Sam, you mention seven seconds to plant a Trojan on my sample machine when the intruder knows my system and my open ports? Now I really start to get worried: Does this work with any open ports? What about my web cam software at home, which enables me to watch my house when I am away on holidays? If it's all sooooo easy, why doesn't Microsoft worry about huge legal suits selling such insecure Operating Systems. Every car manufacturer would be sued to bankruptcy, if he tried to sell an insecure car. Isn't the Internet access a full part of Microsoft Windows? I really start to wonder... Have a safe and secure weekend everyone! Marc --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the digest version first unsubscribe, then e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive of the last 1000 messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] 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.
