Il Padrino
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 Posted:
Fri Jan 14, 2005 8:32 pm Post subject:
Re: LInksys WRV54G, how secure? |
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* On 14 Jan 2005 07:32:58 -0800, Dwight wrote:
| Quote: | How secure is a WRV54G firewall, compared to a Sonicwall device? If my
network was compromised would it hold up in court if I used a Linksys
vs something else?
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It's a hardware firewall but no device is perfect. Make sure you stay
up-to-date with firmware updates. Also how you configure it is
important. You could misconfigure it so that it allows complete access
to the network you are trying to protect, just as an example.
Read security forums to stay up-to-date on threats to hardware and
devices you use to secure your network(s).
Here's an example of a Linksys threat:
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/365039
and another...
http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2004/May/0329.html
No device is 100% secure. My toaster is only 99.9% |
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