Firewall Wizards: Re: [fwd] Firewall Products: Many Not Ready For Prime Time

[Paul Grabow <pgrabow () chesapeake net>]

 Ms. Patilla is known to have said;

<snip>
>       I refer to this as the Mojo Bag Theory of Firewall Purchase. The
> idea is that you buy one and just having it keeps away the evil eye. :-)
> (Burning incense in front of the firewall may or may not be a "best
> practice", depending on the particular shaman, er, consultant, that you
> call in to do the eval.)
>
> - - jcp
Burning incense in the presence of a firewall  is soooooo medieval (and,
more often
than not,  sets off the halogen sensors)........a more contemporary "best
practice" is 
periodically waving a Junior Auditor over the firewall.


Works for me,

PG