to PFW or not to PFW

Greetings

As a non-techie I am confused. Whilst lurking in this and related groups I
see a debate that goes on as to whether there is any point in using PFWs, in
particular to monitor outgoing traffic. Some say it's essential (as do most
magazines, and of course all companies marketing such products) and others
say that they are so easily circumvented that it's a waste of time - and if
I understand correctly, some even say that they actually open up further
vulnerabilities.

So, what may be a naive question - is there any point in using a PFW to at
least stop badly written nasties from kiddy vandals who haven't learned yet
how to do it properly?

Byee
Received on Tue Feb 7 20:58:31 2006