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

From: Jody Patilla (jcpat_private)
Date: Wed Apr 01 1998 - 07:39:22 PST

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    > I think the real problem is in the way the typical MIS manager seems
    > to view firewalls: one silver bullet that you buy, drop it in place,
    > and life is good.  I realize not everyone is so naive, but in trying
    > to wear a consultant's hat for the first part of this year, I've come
    > to learn some _really_ scary things about the Real World.
    
    	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
    
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    Jody C. Patilla						jcpat_private
    Trusted Information Systems				Rockville, Md.
    



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