Re: Dumb question: Is Windows box behind a router safe ?

[Chris <r0ck () operamail com>]

Seriously?  This is some home user who has nary a clue about how to use Automatic Updates...and you want to teach him 
about egress filtering?

I'd rather hear about n3td3v or whatever the fuck his name is.

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "john s" <rwnin.security () gmail com>
> To: "G. D. Fuego" <gdfuego () gmail com>
> Cc: "full-disclosure () lists grok org uk" <full-disclosure () lists grok org uk>
> Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] Dumb question: Is Windows box behind a router  safe ?
> Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:15:20 -0500
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 4:09 PM, G. D. Fuego <gdfuego () gmail com> wrote:
> > On Sep 22, 2009, at 3:18 PM, john s <rwnin.security () gmail com> wrote:
> >
> > > On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 2:01 PM, G. D. Fuego <gdfuego () gmail com> wrote:
> > > > On Sep 22, 2009, at 2:29 PM, Steven Anders <anderstev () gmail com> wrote:
> > > > > I have always thought that having a computer behind the router
> > > > > (since router has firewall) is generally safe, but I would love to
> > > > > hear insights or thoughts.
> > > >
> > > > Nope.  A firewall should protect you against inbound connection
> > > > attempts only.
> > >
> > > A well configured firewall segregates and monitors ingress and egress
> > > traffic on a network segment.  Controlling outbound connectivity
> > > doesn't stop internal host app-level exploitation, but it can mitigate
> > > post-exploit damages and can also possibly provide an alert to the
> > > compromise...
> >
> > How many home users do you know with egress filtering enabled?
>
> Is this a security mailing list? ;)
>
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