Re: Client End Firewalls

["Steve" <securityfocus () delahunty com>]

These can be very effective at blocking incoming traffic to the workstations
and also the ones like from Symantec get firewall policy/rule updates
downloaded periodically.

Consider the situation where some of your folks with laptops are at a
customer site, or a vendor site - they are wide open to threats without
desktop firewall protection.  Consider the situation where a worm gets
inside your network somehow, it will bounce around infecting many machines
if there is no desktop protection.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Grant.Orchard () aws aust com>
To: <security-basics () securityfocus com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 12:27 AM
Subject: Client End Firewalls






Hi guys,

How much protection do you believe client side firewalls provide? My boss
has asked for my thoughts on a system like Zone Labs are now offering. Can
anyone provide me with their thoughts on what benefits this actually
provides?

Many thanks

Grant Orchard
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