You don't need a firewall (Score 1)

You don't need a firewall. Firewalls are just more trouble than they are worth. And I know some of you may read this and your head may explode, but just listen to my reason. I have been working in the IT field for 7 years now and I have maybe seen one or two people that have been hacked or something of that sort. However I can't count the number of times when a user has come to me and said that the internet has stopped working or their email or whatever, and it is all because of the firewall. For techs a firewall is ok, but for the average user it is more of a problem than a solution. "The cure is worse than the disease" as I like to say. I never use a firewall and OMG, I have no problems. And never have. And if I did, it would be better than having to deal with firewall the whole time. And don't give me any lines about configuration. I know how to configure it. Just that everytime I add a new app: "POP" "Would you like to add this application to allow to access.... blah blah blah.

It's all hype. However I'm sure more paranoid techs will strongly disagree with me on this, and you know what, I don't care.

This is my OPINION, and I'm sticking to it.

-j