Seth made some excellent points in his post. Attacks are more or less random so I would not count on protection from a low profile. Some questions to ask yourself: - What would it cost us if our network were down for a day? A week? - What would it cost us to lose our Internet access for the same time frames? - What would it cost us if we lost our e-mail access for these time frames? - Do we have any critical information on any of our computers that are connected to the network that we cannot afford to lose, have exploited or changed, or publicized? - What would be the damage to our reputation if our systems were found to be a breeding ground or launching point for attacks on others? Then tailor your security accordingly I personally believe that even home users who have 'always on' service like DSL or cable modems should have at least a rudimentary firewall, virus protection and backup their data off line
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