Robert
Thu Aug 14 14:06:01 CDT 2003
Yes, and don't forget that unprotected, unpatched VPN client can pipe bad
stuff into your network. A firewall is just one layer. One layer of
protection isn't much these days.
"Chris Jackson" <chrisj@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:ea3e%23ApYDHA.2592@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> I doubt that all companies that have this problem have contracted it due
to
> poor firewall rules. Also likely is this scenario:
>
> Sales guy takes his laptop home and jacks in - no firewall is running.
They
> get infected. They come back to the office, jack in, and start spreading
the
> worm there.
>
> Moral of the story: no matter what firewall you sit behind, you are
> vulnerable. Oh, and sales guys are always to blame. ;-)
>
>
> --
> Chris Jackson
> Software Engineer
> Microsoft MVP - Windows XP
> Windows XP Associate Expert
> --
> "Phil" <philc@grainsystems.com> wrote in message
> news:10d901c36285$7c8d3ff0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> > What I find hard to believe is the number of network
> > admins that didn't already have these ports blocked on
> > their internet routers. I read where Maryland's Motor
> > Vehicle Administration shut all its offices at noon.
> > Whoever is in charge of security there should be fired.
> > Remember to set those routers up to deny all and then
> > only open up what you have to.
>
>