Come on, own up: IT managers leave firewalls open for hackers
Companies have not learned how to install their firewalls properly, according to Roy Hills, technical director at NTA Monitor. He said: "Three years ago firewalls were relatively rare, only firms who really needed them had them - coupled with the expertise.
"Nowadays there are so many companies who need firewalls because of the net. But they are not any easier to configure today than they were five years ago."
But he did not put all the blame on users, adding that vendors have not made things easy.
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