[cmeisenzahl]

What's the word on this? I've been using Tiger since the beginning and have been very happy with the firewall. Should this story be of any concern?

Holes in Leopard's firewall?
Although Apple is selling its new Mac OS X Leopard operating system on its improved security, researchers at Heise Security have already found fault with its firewall. Unlike with Windows Vista, the Apple firewall is not enabled by default and must be enabled by the end user. Even if you had the firewall enabled in a previous version of the Mac OS X, after an upgrade to Leopard the firewall will again be set to "Allow all incoming connections." It will be disabled.
Holes in Leopard's firewall | Tech news blog - CNET News.com

Thanks!

Chris

[Big Mac]

There's already a thread on this topic.

[bearcatrp]

Not sure if I like the way the firewall is set up on 10.5. One thing is I cannot shut off UDP like I do in Tiger. Haven't researched enough but that statement about OS X will determine whats allowed (in preference-(security or sharing)- advanced). I have mine on the select programs. This sucks as I did not allow safari yet but can surf the net. Not sure if apple has all its programs automatically allowed connections which I do not like. I don't even like apples software phoning home when it wants to.
Randy

[cmeisenzahl]

Originally Posted by Big Mac 

There's already a thread on this topic.

I apologize, I did a quick scan and must have missed it.

[Big Mac]

No need to apologize - I made the same mistake earlier.