Bad idea, That would allow remote access style trojans and ddos bots to have a nice big foot hole to step in, just my 2 cents
-- Windows is a 32-bit extension and a graphical shell for a 16-bit patch to an 8-bit operating system originally coded for a 4-bit microprocessor, written by a 2-bit company that can't stand 1-bit of competition" > Hi, > > Our firewall group has came to me several times over the last few months > wanting my approval to open all of the �OUTBOUND� ports on our firewall facing > the internet. Their argument is that this would not significantly reduce our > security and it will reduce their time/effort in administration. They claim > they get several requests a week to open up out bound ports and the number > keeps growing each month. They want to go for the gusto�and open up all 65,000+ > outbound ports. > > I am in the security area and they want my agreement/sign off before they do > this. It just does not �feel/smell right� but I am losing ground with my > arguments. What are some good arguments I can use? > > Tony > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > U2 on LAUNCH - Exclusive greatest hits videos > http://launch.yahoo.com/u2
