Friday, August 13, 2004
PCWorld.com - Is Microsoft's Firewall Secure?
PCWorld.com - Is Microsoft's Firewall Secure?: "Most commercial firewalls include a feature to stop all but authorized applications from sending data to the Internet; this stops malicious code from sending unauthorized communications, and also prevents PCs from being hijacked and used to send spam or participate in distributed denial-of-service attacks. Windows Firewall, however, filters only incoming traffic, allowing any application to send outbound packets, a fact which some industry observers have said makes it less useful for serious protection. "
