Why Microsoft must fix flawed firewall

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Flawed Core Tech, Flawed Cyberdating,
Flawed (i.e., Full of Child Porn)
Computer Auctioned: Cyberspace's Wacky

Flawed Core Tech, Flawed Cyberdating,
Flawed (i.e., Full of Child Porn)
Computer Auctioned: Cyberspace's Wacky 04/20/2004 10:15 PM
AVN Online Apr 21 2004 2:49AM GMT

Microsoft: Windows patch is flawed

Microsoft: Windows patch is flawed 03/31/2005 12:14 PM
Software giant confirms a problem in a security update it issued for Windows 98 and Windows ME in January.

Microsoft warns of firewall
vulnerability

Microsoft warns of firewall
vulnerability 03/20/2003 02:10 PM

Microsoft: XP SP2 Firewall Flaw Fixed

Microsoft: XP SP2 Firewall Flaw Fixed 12/17/2004 06:30 PM
Microsoft announced Friday that it had released a patch to remedy a potential security breach in its firewall utility shipped with Windows XP Service Pack 2. The flaw could make files visible outside of a local network if file and print sharing was activated.

HP, others to sell Microsoft firewall
appliances

HP, others to sell Microsoft firewall
appliances 05/25/2004 08:42 AM
SAN DIEGO -- Taking aim at security appliance vendors, Microsoft Corp. on Monday said that hardware makers will sell its forthcoming Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004 software preinstalled on hardware appliances.

HP to sell Microsoft firewall apps

HP to sell Microsoft firewall apps 05/25/2004 06:43 AM
Computer Weekly May 25 2004 10:58AM GMT

Microsoft Fixes XP SP2 Firewall Flaw

Microsoft Fixes XP SP2 Firewall Flaw 12/19/2004 03:47 PM
Microsoft announced Friday that it has released a patch to remedy a potential security breach in its firewall utility shipped with Windows XP Service Pack 2. The flaw could make files visible outside of a local network if file and print sharing was activated. Microsoft had acknowledged the problem on its SP 2 Web site back in September.

Microsoft Warns of Firewall Flaw

Microsoft Warns of Firewall Flaw 03/20/2003 02:10 PM

Need A Windows Server Firewall? So Does
Microsoft

Need A Windows Server Firewall? So Does
Microsoft 03/19/2005 02:22 AM

An article from the Register by Mark Burnett of SecurityFocus has me thinking about Windows Servers. We all know that most hosting servers for websites and ftp servers are Linux-based servers. But Microsoft has been pushing their new Windows Server software as being better then Apache, the Linux server software of choice. This article says that there is no adequate firewall for Windows servers. Check it out and let us know if you think they missed something..

It seems like the solution would be simple enough. I have been patiently waiting for someone to come along with a capable, full-featured Windows firewall so I can stop explaining to everyone why the right way to go is probably Linux with iptables. But my wait has mostly been in vain. Every time I think I have found the ultimate Windows firewall solution, I end up being disappointed in one way or another… There are plenty of personal firewalls out there that work quite well for desktop computers, but they all fall short for server use. Some are obviously better than others, but all are plagued with common problems such as poor logging facilities, limited configuration capabilities, slow performance, and worst of all, many of them seem to be prone to blue screens when traffic gets very high. 

Happy belated Personal Firewall day -
SRT2004-01-17-0628 - Agnitum Optpost
firewall allows Local SYSTEM access

Happy belated Personal Firewall day -
SRT2004-01-17-0628 - Agnitum Optpost
firewall allows Local SYSTEM access 01/19/2004 01:58 PM
KF (Jan 17 2004)

Deploying Firewall Settings for
Microsoft Windows XP SP2

Deploying Firewall Settings for
Microsoft Windows XP SP2 06/14/2004 03:55 AM

RE: "Delete anti-virus and firewall
software" --Microsoft

RE: "Delete anti-virus and firewall
software" --Microsoft 04/20/2004 04:40 AM
Thor Larholm (Apr 16 2004)

"Delete anti-virus and firewall
software" --Microsoft

"Delete anti-virus and firewall
software" --Microsoft 04/16/2004 02:25 PM
Kim Scarborough (Apr 16 2004)

Keystroke loggers must send Microsoft
back to firewall drawing board

Keystroke loggers must send Microsoft
back to firewall drawing board 07/02/2004 09:36 AM
Actually, if you're a paranoid Windows user like me, then you're checking Windows Update every day. Because of how aggressively I patch, and because virtually all the headline grabbers have taken advantage of unpatched systems, most of the news wasn't scaring me to death--until this week's reports of two keystroke loggers; one that neither Internet Explorer nor the best anti-virus defenses were well-prepared for, and another for which a client-side patch existed but was alarming in the way it targeted bank accounts.

Deploying Internet Connection Firewall
Settings for Microsoft® Windows® XP with
Service Pack 2

Deploying Internet Connection Firewall
Settings for Microsoft® Windows® XP with
Service Pack 2 01/05/2004 12:26 PM

Deploying Windows Firewall Settings for
Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2
(v 2)

Deploying Windows Firewall Settings for
Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2
(v 2) 05/07/2004 01:56 AM
Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), currently a Release Candidate in Beta testing, includes significant enhancements to the Windows Firewall component, previously known as the Internet Connection Firewall (ICF). Windows Firewall is a stateful host-based firewall that discards unsolicited incoming traffic, providing a level of protection for computers against malicious users or programs. To provide better protection for computers connected to any kind of network (such as the Internet, a home network, or an organization network), Windows XP SP2 enables Windows Firewall on all network connections by default. This new behavior can impair some types of communications. This article describes how to deploy the appropriate configuration settings for Windows Firewall on an organization network so that it is enabled and providing protection, and so that communications are not impaired.

Using the Windows Firewall INF File in
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2

Using the Windows Firewall INF File in
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 04/12/2004 08:44 AM

Troubleshooting Windows Firewall in
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2

Troubleshooting Windows Firewall in
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 09/02/2004 12:00 PM

Deploying Windows Firewall Settings for
Microsoft Windows XP

Deploying Windows Firewall Settings for
Microsoft Windows XP 09/21/2004 06:41 AM
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Overview
Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) includes the Windows Firewall, a replacement for the Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) in previous versions of Windows XP. Windows Firewall is a stateful host-based firewall that discards unsolicited incoming traffic, providing a level of protection for computers against malicious users or programs. To provide better protection for computers connected to any kind of network (such as the Internet, a home network, or an organization network), Windows XP SP2 enables Windows Firewall on all network connections by default. This new behavior can impair some types of communications. This article describes how to deploy the appropriate configuration settings for Windows Firewall on an organization network so that it is enabled and providing protection, and so that communications are not impaired.

Download: Deploying Windows Firewall Settings for Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2
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More Trouble for Flawed CVS

More Trouble for Flawed CVS 08/16/2004 06:37 PM
Vulnerabilities in popular open source code management tool deeper than first publicly revealed.

A Flawed Permise

A Flawed Permise 12/22/2003 08:52 PM
It amazes me that FileVault was setup in a binary fashion. All or nothing. How silly. (Codepoetry via MyAppleMenu)

Mendel's Law May Be Flawed

Mendel's Law May Be Flawed 03/24/2005 08:12 AM
Unchallenged since the early 1800s, the basic rules of plant evolution are being called into question by a new molecular biology study from Purdue University.

U.N.: Statistics on Internet Use Flawed

U.N.: Statistics on Internet Use Flawed 12/05/2003 03:07 PM
BizReport.com Dec 5 2003 1:40PM ET

Your Credit Rating Is Likely Flawed

Your Credit Rating Is Likely Flawed 08/03/2004 09:25 AM
80% of credit reports have errors in them -- 25% are serious. Yikes.

U.N.: Statistics on Internet use flawed

U.N.: Statistics on Internet use flawed 12/04/2003 07:13 PM
AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer Dec 4 2003 6:55PM ET

Fla. vote machines flawed

Fla. vote machines flawed 06/14/2004 06:15 PM
USA Today Jun 14 2004 9:54PM GMT

Oracle: DOJ Decision May Be Flawed

Oracle: DOJ Decision May Be Flawed 03/09/2004 12:09 AM

Fingerprint matching flawed

Fingerprint matching flawed 05/21/2004 09:54 PM
globetechnology.com May 22 2004 1:49AM GMT

Apple's Digital Hub Strategy Flawed

Apple's Digital Hub Strategy Flawed 03/13/2003 10:17 AM
TheMacMind has posted a very interesting article concerning Apple's digital hub strategy. I suggest you check it out - it makes some valid points.

Option-Shift K Apple Hacker Swag!

Apple's Digital Hub Strategy - Flawed?

Apple's Digital Hub Strategy - Flawed? 03/13/2003 10:21 AM
The TV is a integral part of the digital hub, and Apple is flat-out missing the boat. (The Mac Mind via MyAppleMenu)

Skype launch flawed by reset bug

Skype launch flawed by reset bug 07/29/2004 11:39 AM
ZDNet UK Jul 29 2004 3:39PM GMT

Nokia Bluetooth Handsets Are Flawed

Nokia Bluetooth Handsets Are Flawed 02/11/2004 04:15 PM
ewirelessnews Feb 11 2004 7:11PM GMT

U.N.: Hariri Assassination Probe Flawed
(AP)

U.N.: Hariri Assassination Probe Flawed
(AP) 03/25/2005 07:20 AM
AP - A U.N. report on the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri says Lebanese authorities bungled, if not outright manipulated, their probe of his death and demands a new international investigation.

Intel Recalling Flawed New Chips

Intel Recalling Flawed New Chips 06/25/2004 03:32 PM
AP via Newsday Jun 25 2004 7:00PM GMT

Embryo Adoption Study Flawed

Embryo Adoption Study Flawed 07/06/2004 03:32 AM
"Mom, why did you give me up?" is the usual question an adoptee asks when meeting her natural mother. But with embryo adoption, the question will be "Mom and dad, why did you donate me?" A woman who gives birth to a baby adopted as an embryo from another couple then implanted and gestated in her own womb may feel like the child is her real offspring. Will a couple who adopts in this way be prepared for the realities of adoption? Will the embryo benefit from being unfrozen and "saved" by adoption? [PRWEB Jul 6, 2004]

UK Intelligence on Iraq Seriously Flawed
-Report

UK Intelligence on Iraq Seriously Flawed
-Report 07/14/2004 10:12 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jul 14 2004 2:28PM GMT

Enterprises plagued by flawed data

Enterprises plagued by flawed data 05/17/2004 10:22 AM
vnunet.com May 17 2004 2:09PM GMT

Britain's biometric ID cards flawed

Britain's biometric ID cards flawed 05/06/2004 11:40 AM
ZDNet May 6 2004 4:04PM GMT

Iraq 'legal' despite flawed case

Iraq 'legal' despite flawed case 07/15/2004 05:18 AM
The government's chief legal adviser says the war with Iraq was legal because Saddam Hussein ignored UN resolutions
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