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Cloud VMs without sane firewalls is nutty, right? Digital Ocean agrees

GingerOne

""Firewall" is such a loose word sometimes. When there are many ports open by default, it's not really being much of a firewall."

Indeed. A bit like saying your house is secure because the front door is locked - ignoring the wide-open windows and back door.

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