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Thread ID: 87310	2008-02-16 07:35:00	Linux firewall which blocks applications	Lorcan (12618)	Press F1

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640907	2008-02-17 00:08:00	Yeah or Wireshark is good for Windows. You can't trust Windows or any closed-source software built for it. You know there's always developers that love to build back-doors in their software. In fact I know a few who work for reputable software companies that do it. Anyway, if I was head of the NSA, CIA or FBI, it would be my strategic objective to get some code into the Windows and Linux operating systems. I mean a keystroke logger or ability to remote into any computer system could be very handy to such an organisation. In fact it's probably in there right now. Whether it got in there through extortion, bribery, or getting multiple developers to work on those projects, you'd never know. It would be so easy to hide some malicious code amidst the millions of lines of other code. Obfuscated code isn't hard to create. And you'll inevitably say I'm paranoid... no I'm just a realist. Funny you should mention NSA, CIA etc.. I recall the vista source code being "approved" by such places... one must wonder.. also I seem to remember the CIA contributing to Linux and there is a distro they have done. A good solution for Linux and windows is to do layer 7 filtering with a good hardware firewall in conjunction with a good IDS, like snort, for example. As for being paranoid I do not think taking an active interest in ones digital security is a bad thing, after all it is your butt in the sling if your system is compromised and used for illegal purposes or having your confidential business documents / financial details compromised.	ughnz (8297)
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