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Open Ports and securing your system

makeorbrake · 2010-09-14 16:22:06

I know that opening ports may leave a system vulnerable. Given that there are instances where ports have to be opened, what sort of defense can be put in place to counteract this?

14-09-2010 5:22pm

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I know that opening ports may leave a system vulnerable. Given that there are instances where ports have to be opened, what sort of defense can be put in place to counteract this?

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