A conversation with a reporter raised two points:
1. They have heard an estimate that 8% of those attached to the Internet
have firewalls. This was a second-hand comment and could not be traced to
its source. So, my question is: Does anyone know a legitimate estimate
and can they cite how it was derived?
2. But this leads to a second question, which I've had for some time: I
believe that the term 'firewall' applies to a collection of configuration
and technology choices, rather than to a single, focused "thing". My
question is: What is the definition that folks consider appropriate? A
single machine between me and the Internet is a very different setup from a
double-router and proxy-server setup. Both are probably classed as
firewalls. yes?
d/
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Dave Crocker
Brandenburg Consulting +1 408 246 8253
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Sunnyvale, CA 94086 dcrocker @
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