Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Security Handbook

So, What to Do?

What should security newbies do? Well, this is a large problem, and many solutions address the issue differently—some more effectively than others. Let's take a look at some of the approaches.

"Firewall-in-a-Can" Solutions

The market has been flooded in the past months with what I call "firewall-in-a-can" solutions. Either in hardware or software form, these products allow users to apply limited firewall features (usually just basic packet filtering) to their broadband network connections.

These solutions have varying levels of effectiveness, ease-of-use, and security merit. Because the broadband security problem surfaced so quickly, many products were rushed to market—and sadly that is clear in some of the products. But most ...