https://grey-panther.net/2007/02/distinguishing-real-and-non-real-security-measures.html Just another WordPress site Fri, 23 Feb 2007 20:12:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://grey-panther.net/2007/02/distinguishing-real-and-non-real-security-measures.html#comment-848 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 20:12:42 +0000 https://grey-panther.net/?p=896#comment-848 If you wouldn’t recommend putting a PC directly on the network, why do you recommend putting a box (the router) on the Internet directly when it most probably has an ancient version of Linux with no obvious way to update it? At least Windows has Windows Update. And there always exists the problem of dangerous default settings.

]]> https://grey-panther.net/2007/02/distinguishing-real-and-non-real-security-measures.html#comment-854 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 19:56:24 +0000 https://grey-panther.net/?p=896#comment-854 I agree NAT is not a security solution, but it is better than having your PC exposed to every hacker on the internet. I don’t know anyone who would recommend putting your PC directly on the internet even with AV, a personal firewall and other “end point” security solutions. NAT isn’t the answer, but it helps get you there.

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