Comment Re:Inspired... (Score 1) 395
How about an analogy that is applicable?
You have a business (like a jewelry shop) which is open for business. How much security does that front door provide? I bet it may not even be locked. But you may have locked display cases, a separate vault, even a separate show room for qualified customers.
Unlike the store - you don't lock up your perimeter at night though - unless you change your firewall to Deny All at 5 PM - along with deprovisioning all phone lines, cutting the mains powers, etc.
Now tell me how secure the perimeter your home is even with the best door lock money can buy? (Those crazy locksmiths can get through the best in any case.) Oh wait... that is right you put bars on all of your windows and doors, you have reinforced your walls, you rekey all of the locks every few months, you search all guests before they enter your abode. Yeah, that front door lock is super effective. Criminals wouldn't dare approach your home.
Seriously - I wholly advocate personal hardware firewalls and PC based firewalls for all home users. They are so cheap and do offer a basic layer of security as well as reducing the noise of broadband connections.
You have a business (like a jewelry shop) which is open for business. How much security does that front door provide? I bet it may not even be locked. But you may have locked display cases, a separate vault, even a separate show room for qualified customers.
Unlike the store - you don't lock up your perimeter at night though - unless you change your firewall to Deny All at 5 PM - along with deprovisioning all phone lines, cutting the mains powers, etc.
Now tell me how secure the perimeter your home is even with the best door lock money can buy? (Those crazy locksmiths can get through the best in any case.) Oh wait... that is right you put bars on all of your windows and doors, you have reinforced your walls, you rekey all of the locks every few months, you search all guests before they enter your abode. Yeah, that front door lock is super effective. Criminals wouldn't dare approach your home.
Seriously - I wholly advocate personal hardware firewalls and PC based firewalls for all home users. They are so cheap and do offer a basic layer of security as well as reducing the noise of broadband connections.
