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Vista Firewall to be Crippled
UltimaGuy writes "The firewall in Windows Vista will, by default, have half its protection turned off because that is what enterprise customers have requested, according to the software giant. The firewall will be set to only block incoming traffic even though it will be capable of blocking outgoing traffic. Microsoft also claims that configuring the Vista firewall to block outgoing connections from rogue applications and malware will require a varying degree of technical knowledge, depending on each user's security requirements."
Actually, I'd say most users know they're supposed to have a firewall. Most don't know what it does or why they need it, but thanks to Norton and McAfee making all these "security suites" which generally break more than they protect, and retailers like Best Buy selling firewall software with a router that has a hardware firewall, people have heard enough FUD that they NEED 12 firewalls per computer.