RE: Shuttle & via epia... now firewalls

[Stuart Poulton <swp@xxxxxxx>]

> This is a different issue about what is considered good practise etc
WTR
> firewalls and network security.
> IIRC, the 'preferred' method involved something like 3 pc's to make
your
> network as secure as possible (I can check this later if I can find
the
> relevant book) which is fine for a corporate network with shed loads
of
> sensitive data.
> If I used a PC as firewall and media server & someone manages to
copy all
> the media off said server well, it's not the end of the world is
it?
> I have the CD's, I may even have a backup - I can recreate the media
server
> element of it.
> I wouldn't put my business/personal documents on there no, but I don't
see
> music (albiet 1000's of files) being a major issue if someone gets
hold of
> it - other than to blackmail me over some of my dodgy early musical
tastes

Agreed, but IF your firewall is compromised, this will probably give
access to ALL the machine within the network it protects. Also, you
should consider the implications of your compormised firewall then
being
used to do "harm" to more sensitive systems. If you've ever had
a
machine root compromised you know all about it. If you've not had a
machine root compromised keep your fingers crossed and hope that you
don't. It only takes a crafty lawyer for a big corprate to decide that
you running "software x" on your firewall machine is actually
neglence
and thats it.

Please consider a firewall as exactly that and nothing more........

Stuart



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