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Rochester, NY | reply to kapil
Re: I Don't Like This said by kapil:
True. However, the odds are that you've installed these applications yourself...and the bigger security risk is from stuff trying to come in, not from sleazware trying to call home.
That's simply not true. If you have a hardware firewall, nothing is coming in. The only risk--sometimes even if you are very careful--is outbound traffic.
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 kapilThe Kapil
join:2000-04-26
Chicago, IL | If you are an average home user, and use your broadband connection for surfing, email etc....don't have any ports open/forwarded/mapped on your router and are using NAT, there is virtually no SECURITY risk. The security risk comes from inbound traffic. Stupid-user risk, for example installing bonzi buddy which then tries to phone home every 30 seconds is a different matter entirely. Bonzi buddy is not a security risk....it's a matter of user education.
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I never ever use application protection as it's more of a pain in the ass then anything. Especially to an educated computer user. The truly sad thing is the uneducated computer users have NO idea what to block or let through to begin with. So where exactly is application protection practical? |
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join:2001-06-11
Rochester, NY | reply to kapil
said by kapil:
If you are an average home user, and use your broadband connection for surfing, email etc....don't have any ports open/forwarded/mapped on your router and are using NAT, there is virtually no SECURITY risk. The security risk comes from inbound traffic. Stupid-user risk, for example installing bonzi buddy which then tries to phone home every 30 seconds is a different matter entirely. Bonzi buddy is not a security risk....it's a matter of user education.
Ever heard of malware?
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