-=PCTechTalk=- Re: what's this?
- From: "Wyatt M. Portendt" <nunyabidness6@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 16:54:53 -0500
I personally wouldn't feel bad about taking a reasonable precaution. The
firewall and mail security here has caused me to miss the last ten major
virus attacks even though I was exposed to them through mailing lists and
casual surfing. I don't argue with people who say they don't need them. I
know that soon enough they will be silent for a time and a little more
open-minded shortly after (the virus hits them).
I have a layered approach to security. The router is the outer shield, a
properly configured (and configurable) firewall is the next layer. A text
only email with an encrpted address book (and *real* filters built in)
filtered with a regular expressions mail handler protects the email.
Content blocking and script control keep IE from getting naughty. It
sounds cumbersome, and it wasn't a peach to set up in the beginning, but it
works flawlessly now. Good stuff gets in, bad stuff doesn't, and
questionable things can be forensically traced to find out exactly what
they *are* doing behind my back.
Foolproof, no. Damned difficult to casually breach, without a doubt. All
of it was free and it's working exceptionally well. I just listen politely
to the people who say it's unnecessary and doesn't work and smile while I'm
surfing and mailing with no problems for about three years running now. No
crashes, no reinstalls, no cleaning, no worries.
On 8/18/2003 at 12:47 PM a whisper was heard, and the one known as Michael
Scott was rumoured to have uttered....
| Hello All,
| With the panic re the blaster worm I checked up on my
| Microsoft Updates again and there was "Security Update
| Microsoft Virtual Machine". What doodad is this for and is it
| necessary or will my world end if I don't do it. It is over 5
| megs and I must have the worst server in the world because I
| keep dropping out and this could take forever.
|
| I did however go to CNET and downloaded the w32.blaster
| removal Tool and was tickled to find I'm clean.
|
| It seems that if you have a firewall, you are much safer. I
| know so many people who think I'm a twit because I have one on
| my PC............ they wouldn't!! Hope I run into some of
| them and they tell me they have the worm. OK, I know I'm
| being nasty....... but ........ Lyn
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