Security Incidents: Re: Interesting reply

From: Forrester, Mike <mforrester_at_HSACORP.NET>
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 12:18:26 -0600

Actually, we are in the process of evaluating several of the personal
firewall/IDS products for recommendation to our users. If the product that
we like the most isn't free, we'll try working out some sort of discounted
price with the vendor.

There is also the legal area that needs to be thought through properly. We
need to make sure our legal disclaimer cover our *ss properly. I think
you'll see a trend towards ISP's offering discounted or free A/V and
firewall/IDS software. I'm told some already do.

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: JoshNarins_at_aol.com
To: Forrester, Mike; INCIDENTS_at_securityfocus.com
Sent: 10/19/00 2:10 PM
Subject: Re: Interesting reply

Pardon me for interjecting, but couldn't you just supply a free product
like ZoneAlarm2.1 with each new cable modem customer?

I'm a 24 dotter myself, and I know we are targets. @home knows,
RoadRunner knows, many people know.

But nobody from RoadRunner said to me
"Oh, and by the way,
you have just been elevated to status 'compus delecti' by the
preteen hacking set."

Well, I wouldn't have expected THAT much candor, but perhaps
an important looking red envelope with a security CD inside
would have been a nice and effective gesture?

-Josh "Don't have me because I'm AOL" Narins
Received on Oct 20 2000