Comments on: do I need a firewall on my computer?

By: Robert Josip

Robert Josip — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:03:56 +0000

One example that comes to mind is if one of your computers gets infected from e.g. USB drive, there is nothing stopping it to propagate through network.

Also, if it happens that router’s firewall has some flow, you have additional protection.

It is called defense in depth.

And it does not cost you anything to have at least basic firewall on all computers.

By: Richard mayers

Richard mayers — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:02:55 +0000

Microsoft almost got it right with Service Pack 3 – they made the firewall operational by default then, but they still didn’t make it monitor and control outbound network/Internet connections.

By: Steven

Steven — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:01:49 +0000

The recently issued CERT Advisory #20 (1) and the accompanying Home Network Security document (2) address these sorts of questions in some detail. They recommend using a firewall, though they don’t go so far as to recommend any. They also make a number of other recommendations for trying to secure home computers.

By: Zone Alarm

Zone Alarm — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:01:02 +0000

According to nearly all of the PC magazines, review sites, etc. Zone Alarm is the best one out there.

By: John mcneil

John mcneil — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:00:05 +0000

I fix computers from time to time and I think some may have been hacked into.

When I fix them I don’t use my router with a firewall I just connect via my modem and after there repaired I hook my router back up.

So if the hacker can see my ip addy am I still safe since I put my router with firewall back up or should I use my router all the time even when I do repairs