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From: cdowns at drippingdead.com (Christopher Downs)
Subject: Re: January 15 is Personal Firewall Day, help
the cause
Hey how come no one said anything about a computer being a "tool" ?
curious about that.. I think everyone took my slang joke the wrong way
and only saw the s m o k i n g part.
People really dont care about computers they just use them and thats it.
They print pictures and play video games - simple and I dont get upset
cause that what they want and what they paid for.
Oh i also wished luck too ? hahah oh well no big deal guys. I still
think its a good idea to help people that can or want to be helped but
not everyone wants it.
take care all.
~!>D
>
> Bill Royds wrote:
>
>> National Smokeout Day has been very successful in getting people to quit
>> smoking for those wanting to quit smoking. It is not perfect because
>> smoking
>> is an addiction and only stupid people smoke anyway these days so it
>> is hard
>> to persuade them to stop.
>>
>> Personal Firewall Day is only one of many possible approaches to
>> improving
>> security on home machines. Too many people on this list have binary
>> minds.
>> Either it works perfectly or it doesn't work at all. This may be OK for
>> logic circuits,but it is not valid for humans and computer users are
>> human
>> not mechanical.
>> Microsoft sells lots of software for two main reasons:
>> 1/ It is installed on machines when delivered (which is why they were
>> convicted of being a monopoly in desktops).
>> 2/ Because most desktops run Windows, most software aimed at desktops
>> runs
>> only on Windows.
>>
>> So you are not going to get MS off the desktop. How else are you
>> going to
>> protect the Internet and other computers from these users. A personal
>> firewall is much better than closing your eyes and saying "run Linux,
>> run
>> Linux". A separate firewall between the modem and the box is probably
>> better
>> and they don't cost that much (about $50-$100) and they can act as a
>> switch
>> for a home network as well.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: full-disclosure-admin@...ts.netsys.com
>> [mailto:full-disclosure-admin@...ts.netsys.com] On Behalf Of cdowns
>> Sent: January 15, 2004 11:57 AM
>> To: tlarholm@...x.com
>> Cc: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com; ntbugtraq@...tserv.ntbugtraq.com;
>> full-disclosure@...ts.netsys.com
>> Subject: [Full-Disclosure] Re: January 15 is Personal Firewall Day,
>> help the
>> cause
>>
>> Out of curiousity, you cant get people to stop smoking with the
>> "National Smokeout Day" what makes anyone think that this would do
>> anything ?
>>
>> Most people consider thier computer the equivelent of a hammer ( a
>> tool ), in the toolbox at 4:00 pm sharp until they start thier next
>> workday.
>>
>> maybe im wrong, I wish the best on this.
>>
>> ~!>D
>>
>> tlarholm@...x.com wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> I just wanted to remind everybody that tomorrow is Personal Firewall
>>> Day.
>>>
>>> http://www.personalfirewallday.org/
>>>
>>> The Personal Firewall Day is a campaign designed to raise awareness
>>> about
>>>
>>
>> the dangers we face without a personal firewall. Security experts
>> such as
>> yourself are encouraged to use the occasion of Personal Firewall Day to
>> share your expertise and advice with your lesser technologically skilled
>> friends and family, and help get them secured by installing a personal
>> firewall - this could be as simple as helping them turn on the XP
>> firewall.
>> Direct them to the website where they can learn more about personal
>> firewalls and other layers of protection.
>>
>>
>>> Compromised end-user machines affect us all and the Internet as a whole
>>>
>>
>> when they are used as zombies for DDoS networks or proxies by criminal
>> spammers, and your personal effort can help remedy this.
>>
>>
>>> PFD is a direct result of the discussions that originated from the
>>>
>>
>> NTBugtraq Retreat '03, and would not have been possible without the
>> dedication and hard work put into the project by Paul Robertson,
>> director of
>> risk assessment with TruSecure and the original proponent of the idea.
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Regards Thor Larholm Senior Security Researcher PivX Solutions 24
>>> Corporate Plaza #180 Newport Beach, CA 92660 http://www.pivx.com
>>> thor@...x.com 949-231-8496 PivX defines "Proactive Threat
>>> Mitigation". Get a FREE Beta Version of
>>>
>>
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>>
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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