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Osrin asks: "A software firewall package that came with a recent computer purchase is using a site called MyNetWatchman to track, catalog and escalate firewall incidents back to ISPs. I was wondering what Slashdot readers think of this type of solution and which other Internet problems it would lend itself to helping resolve?"

FireballDWF asks: "What are the risks in sharing my personal Firewall logs with others? I ask as helping to put a stop to detect and stop attacks at their source by becoming an agent for MyNetWatchman sounds easy and appealing, but I am concerned about the possible risks." The MyNetWatchman service is designed to take a pro-active approach to network security. A network agent sits on a users firewall and forwards log entries to a central server that analyzes the data and warns the user if suspicious activity occurs. Sounds like a good plan, but what dangers (if any) will the users of this service be exposing themselves to by providing such access to their machines, even if they are just log files?