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echo: bbs_carnival
to: Sampsa Laine
from: Sean Dennis
date: 2011-02-24 09:31:24
subject: Fidonet and today

Hello, Sampsa.

Thursday February 24 2011 at 06:26, you wrote to me:

 SL> I'm sure it's enough protection realistically, I was just daydreaming,
 SL> I'm a big fan of application level firewalls as I've just seen a lot
 SL> of quite amusing situations where people had invested a fair bit in a
 SL> network level firewall and then got owned through an application-level
 SL> problem, with the reaction "BUT WE HAD A FIREWALL, HOW COULD THIS
 SL> HAPPEN?!" :)

Oh, I agree, I've seen that myself professionally.  A lot of people who set
up firewalls don't understand that they're not bulletproof and you have to
have a well-rounded security plan to make up for that.

Then again, there is no cure for human stupidity too. :)

Later,
Sean

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