On 6/20/07, Kevin Cully <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What happens if you aren't running Windows, but you are running a firewall?
Why, then, you're more secure, aren't you? Jeff is running VPN software, installed on his machine and wedged into the IP stack, that provides the services of checking for software up-to-dateness and that there's proper security software (anti-vrius, firewall, anti-spamware, anti-malware) running. A lot of the bigname VPN vendors offer such software. The better ones also offer versions that will run on OS X, Linux, Solaris or BSD as well. For some customers, attaching to their VPN means running Windows. This is a very dangerous proposition, in both directions: your machine is connected internally to their network, and whatever malware they have running around loose inside their firewall has access to your Windows machine, too. I generally prefer a more arms-length connection to my client's machine, using remote-control software. Using something like VNC and Ed's vRunFox (http://leafe.com/dls/vfp), I can work on their systems without exposing the network here to whatever they have running on the Network Neighborhood. -- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
