Apr 17 2008
Software Firewalls: Total Bullocks
There are tonnes of software firewalls available on the internet, and 99% of them claims to be the “best” firewall that offer “comprehensive protections” like rootkit detection and this and that. Unfortunately, this neat article slaughters all the claims: http://www.rootkit.com/newsread.php?newsid=849.
There’s nothing worse than a false sense of security. Attackers always target the temporary lapse in security enforcement caused by overconfidence over a particular security product. Though my network at home is protected by a Symantec Network Security SGS 320 (now discontinued) hardware SPI Firewall + IDS/IPS, I never think that I’m immune to attacks. So I’m always keeping a watchful eye on every system, be it Windows or Unix.