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On Tue, 24 Jan 2006, Behm, Jeffrey L. wrote:
> On Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:57 AM, Marcus J. Ranum so spake:
>
>> Most organizations have already given up control over outgoing
>> traffic. What they don't realize is that, by extension, they have
>> also given up control over incoming traffic.
>
> And, to me, are seeming to make it more difficult for those who haven't
> to maintain control.
>
> Overheard at the water cooler: "Well, company X allows this traffic, why
> don't we? They are much larger than us and probably understand security
> *much* better than we do. Since they think it's safe, shouldn't we think
> it's safe, too?" I'm still looking for wording used to combat the
> cluelessness of such mindset in both our own companies, as well as
> companies that are creating situations that make us run web traffic on
> non-web ports.
Didn't mom supply such wording when we were kids;
Just because <insert a name here> wants to jump off the bridge, does that
mean you need to join them?
Thanks,
Ron DuFresne
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