Re: defeating firewalls made easy

thanks for the informative comments.

dishonest employees however, don't threaten the viability of the internet as
a whole. criminal employees only threaten their employer's single business.

however, the apparent and inherent inability of firewalls to protect a
target computer against purely remote and electronic trespass, does call
into question the viability of the internet as a whole.

For example, if the extraordinary cost of securing a computer from
electronic trespassers, (that is otherwise intended to be accessed by
customers or the public), exceeds or approaches the value of the income
produced by that computer, then the internet as an instrument of commerce
becomes questionable. But it sounds like from your comments that even
extraordinary measures taken to secure a public computer (aka a computer
available to customers) does not ensure invulnerability to remote and
electronic trespass.

But you are quite correct . . the proof is in the puddin . . . .if the
insurance industry either stops insuring or raises liability and loss
insurance premiums to a prohibitive level for business internet risks, then
the internet as a means of commerce will go bye bye.
Received on Thu Sep 29 19:53:15 2005