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Windows 8 Firewall - How Good Is It?



 
 
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Old June 12th 13, 04:58 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
Juan Wei
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Default Windows 8 Firewall - How Good Is It?

Speaking of firewalls, what do you think of this article?

http://www.howtogeek.com/165203/why-you-dont-need-to-install-a-third-party-firewall-and-when-you-do/
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Old June 14th 13, 10:46 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
Todd[_5_]
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Default Windows 8 Firewall - How Good Is It?

On 06/12/2013 08:58 AM, Juan Wei wrote:
Speaking of firewalls, what do you think of this article?

http://www.howtogeek.com/165203/why-you-dont-need-to-install-a-third-party-firewall-and-when-you-do/


Hi Juan,

Seems well done to me. The only thing I'd add about using a third
party firewall, like Kaspersky's, is that you add a degree of safety
by what we call "security by obscurity". The bad guys tend to go
after what is used the most.

"security by obscurity" is why I say to limit your Windows machines
to only those you are forced to use.

-T
 




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