Re: [Security] To block or not to block

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From: by way of Micronet mailing list administrator (jonah_at_eecs.berkeley.edu)
Date: Tue Aug 05 2003 - 15:12:53 PDT

Igor Ruderman wrote:

> As tough and painful as is maybe we need to have our machines
> patched and blocking at the border is but a temporary relief for all
> of us to get those machines patched.
>

Exactly. And for over worked/understaffed department admins, that
temporary relief until they can get things patched and/or spread the
word is VERY important.

I don't think anyone claims that firewalls are the final answer, just
one very important tool in the set.

Jeff Anderson-Lee
Systems Manager, Digital Library Project
ERL, UC Berkeley

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