Re: IP-Cop sub for software firewall?

[Dan <dan27649@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 9/12/05, Bob Crothers <bob2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Dan,
> 
> Do you trust your spouce/kids to answer ZA messages correctly? Or will 
> they
> just always answer "allow it to happen"?
> 
> My wife falls in the 2nd category and was very annoyed at the ZA messages.


Ding! You're right, I wouldn't want to deal with that. Is there an option to 
only allow a "allow it to happen" response with an admin-type password? 

If you have good antivirus/malware installed, you wont have to worry about
> outbound traffic.


Are you talking a comination of products here, or an all-in-one? What kind 
of product detects keyloggers, even new ones that aren't (yet) detected by 
traditional signature methods?

How many corp environments use ZA on their workstations? Not many is my
> guess.


True, but corp environments typically use commercial firewalls that are much 
more robust than any you'd find in a home environment.

Mike: Thanks for the tip on Gibson & Laporte. I'll be sure to check it out 
tonight.

- Dan