Pyromania and Computer Security

My favorite tech writer, Washington Post's Rob Pegoraro, did a column on computer security for web surfers who use Windows (use login:foo@barbazfoo.baz; pword:foo@barbazfoo.baz).

I thought he overemphasized the role of firewalls; dad thought he overemphasized the use of Firefox. What, we don't like fire? I guess mom's the pyromaniac in the family.