Re: Microsoft to ship new versions with firewall enabled

["Steven M. Bellovin" <smb () research att com>]

In message <9BF6F06C4BC90746ADD6806746492A332AED57 () msmmail01 msmgmt com>, "McBu
rnett, Jim" writes:
> From: Scott McGrath [mailto:mcgrath () fas harvard edu]
> > No answer on that one, However Mac OS X also includes a built in firewall.
>
> > On the configuration angle, the Microsoft ICF (Internet Connection
> > Firewall) blocks everything by default.
>
> I just worked on a friends computer last night.
> The XP ICF firewall was on, and it did not stop
> the bug..
> I want to test that in a lab environment though...
The Wall Street Journal noted that Microsoft is testing a variety of 
other security products, including one from Tiny Software because 
(according to Microsoft itself) "it's more advanced".


                --Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb