RE: Still Help Needed: i want to make a firewall

["Michael Steele" <michaels () silicondefense com>]

Robert,

Microsoft in all their wisdom, by default installed IIS when Server was
installed. Big mistake, especially seeing that so many so called admins
couldn't deal with the configuration of the box in state it was left in
after a default install.

Server 2003 is SO much more secure by default. By default, using IE you
can't even hit a website without adding it to your trusted sites.

-Michael
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-----Original Message-----
From: snort-users-admin () lists sourceforge net
[mailto:snort-users-admin () lists sourceforge net] On Behalf Of Robert Reid
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 9:37 AM
To: 'James Bly'; 'snort-users () lists sourceforge net'

I would go with the latter.

"or does it increase the potential for someone who is incompetent to think
they can do it properly?"

A lot of the Windows boxes I see hacked are home users running Server or
Advanced server in default states.

-----Original Message-----
From: James Bly [mailto:jbly () espiria com] 
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 11:40 AM
To: 'snort-users () lists sourceforge net'
Subject: RE: [Snort-users] Still Help Needed: i want to make a firewall


This seems a bit off-topic, but I thought I'd share my two cents in a
rhetorical question.

Does ease of use decrease the potential for misconfiguration, or does it
increase the potential for someone who is incompetent to think they can do
it properly?

Thanks,
-James


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