Re: FW: BlackIce Defender???

[ark () eltex ru]

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nuqneH,

I don't think active defense (this way at least) is a good idea. 
Yep, it sounds cool and looks like advanced technology ;) but imho 
it adds little to security and opens many new DoS possibilities.

"Craig H. Rowland" <crowland () psionic com> said :

> > Point taken. I think there's something really smart about combining a port
> > listener with a personal firewall. Maybe it's too geeky for the masses, but
> > I like the notion of combining the otherwise silent protection of port
> > blocking with the feedback of a port listener. If Black Ice did the right
> > thing with the GUI, it may well be a winner.
>
> Try out one of my tools: PortSentry
>
> http://www.psionic.com/abacus/portsentry
>
> It's a Unix only port listener and active defense systems. When it detects
> a scan it blocks the host and reports the problem. No fuss, no problems,
> and no charge (because it's free).
 

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