DocumentCode :
2924011
Title :
On the insecurity of Personal Firewall
Author :
Chiong, Raymond ; Dhakal, Sandeep
Author_Institution :
School of Computing & Design, Swinburne University of Technology (Sarawak Campus), State Complex, 93576 Kuching, Malaysia
Volume :
4
fYear :
2008
fDate :
26-28 Aug. 2008
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
10
Abstract :
Personal Firewall is a popular and common installation choice on personal computers nowadays. It is expected to provide higher Internet security by employing Internet access controls. In this paper, we discuss the insecurity of most personal firewalls on Microsoft Windows platform and the methodologies to bypass them. We show that personal firewalls can be bypassed using various methods at different layers in Windows Network Architecture. We reckon that in order to better secure personal computers, more effective methods have to be implemented to enforce the security strength of personal firewalls. In addition, personal firewalls should be used in conjunction with good antivirus programs to provide in-depth security defenses.
Keywords :
Access control; Computer architecture; Computer crime; Computer security; Computer viruses; Computer worms; Filtering; Internet; Microcomputers; Testing;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Information Technology, 2008. ITSim 2008. International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2327-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2328-6
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ITSIM.2008.4631870
Filename :
4631870
Link To Document :
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