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RE: "firewalls are obsolete" rant
From: "Paul Melson" <pmelson () gmail com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 17:04:36 -0500
-----Original Message----- Subject: [fw-wiz] "firewalls are obsolete" rant
.and i'd like to agree, current firewalls ARE obsolete, but what comes
then:
- firewalls are obsolete because of intelligent patch management proven bullshit - firewals are obsolete because of UTMs proven bullshit - firewalls are obsolete beacuse of IPS most terrible, yet proven, bullshit so they are, but there is noting better still :-(
<semantics rant> Then, by definition, they are *not* obsolete. They may not live up to expectations, but until something better comes along and they fall out of common use, they cannot be obsolete. </semantics rant> Anyway, firewalls in all their shapes and sizes are here for the long haul. Their features may get integrated into various other elements of the infrastructure at different levels, but we will never not need the kinds of access control and policy enforcement on our networks that firewalls perform today. PaulM _______________________________________________ firewall-wizards mailing list firewall-wizards () honor icsalabs com http://honor.icsalabs.com/mailman/listinfo/firewall-wizards
Current thread:
- RE: "firewalls are obsolete" rant Paul Melson (Feb 01)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: "firewalls are obsolete" rant ArkanoiD (Feb 01)
- RE: "firewalls are obsolete" rant Luke Butcher (Feb 01)
- RE: "firewalls are obsolete" rant Paul Melson (Feb 01)
- Re: "firewalls are obsolete" rant Brian Loe (Feb 02)
- Re: "firewalls are obsolete" rant Paul D. Robertson (Feb 02)
- Re: "firewalls are obsolete" rant ArkanoiD (Feb 02)
- RE: "firewalls are obsolete" rant Paul Melson (Feb 02)
- Re: "firewalls are obsolete" rant Brian Loe (Feb 02)
- Re: "firewalls are obsolete" rant Jim Seymour (Feb 02)
- Re: "firewalls are obsolete" rant Brian Loe (Feb 02)
- Re: "firewalls are obsolete" rant Brian Loe (Feb 01)