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

From: Rick Murphy (rmurphy@itm-inst.com)
Date: Wed Apr 01 1998 - 16:08:18 PST

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    At 10:39 PM 3/31/98 -0500, C Matthew Curtin wrote:
    >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 call this the "excusewall" theory. You put in the excuse wall to
    avoid confronting the real security requirements. That way, when you
    are compromised you have an excuse: the firewall failed. It's frightening
    to see how many people operate this way..damn the security, full streaming
    video ahead!
    	-Rick
    



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