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Re: misunderstanding scale


From: Nick Hilliard <nick () foobar org>
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 16:02:11 +0000

On 24/03/2014 06:47, Mark Tinka wrote:
Because, at the very least, a laptop or server can run a 
stateless packet filter to keep out pokes at ports that may 
be running by default, but have no business being queried 
over the network.

once upon a time, they didn't have host firewalls or packet filters, which
was why we ended up with:

https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Survival+Time+on+the+Internet/4721

Nick



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