Reporting from the Microsoft TechEd conference, Preston Gralla says that while Microsoft's impending XP Service Pack 2 does have some security enhancements, it could be a lot better:
"...[I]ronically, at the same time that Microsoft was crowing about the security built into SP-2, Zone Labs was releasing a new version of its ZoneAlarm firewall and security suite that is far superior to what's in SP-2. I've been using the beta for a while, and also using the beta of SP-2, and the ZoneAlarm firewall beats the new Windows Firewall hands-down. It blocks more dangers, it's easier to use, it offers advice about which programs you should block and which you shouldn't (the Windows Firewall offers no advice), and is far more configurable. ..."
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