Glad to know we're both on the same page ;) Some day people who don't care about this will get really burned & then will really care. But they're like repeat DUI'ers. Until somebody gets killed, they keep doing it.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 1:46 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Clean off > > > Nail. Head. WHACK. > > People don't care about security. While I've mentioned that it's harder to > implement in a large environment like a university (but they do try), I've > found that small shops are often more lackadaisical about the issue. The > ones I've helped don't have an IT person, and they generally think of > security as being an issue for "the big guys" and not them. > > Your suggestions before would be great for these people, but > getting them to > actually care is the problem. Of course, I could go on about the same > regarding copyright violations, but it's just not worth it. Society will > crumble I tell you! CRUMBLE! > > -Kevin > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Josh Remus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 11:48 AM > Subject: RE: Clean off > > > > Well - again another angle - if your clients put an emphasis on > security, > > that would not be allowed. Having the AntiVirus update automatically > solves > > one of those issues, however if they seriously cared about > their security, > > they would not allow / prevent those settings from being changed. > > Evidently, they don't place that high of an emphasis on this, however. > > > > Josh > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 11:56 AM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: RE: Clean off > > > > > > > > > : > I suppose to a point Universities are a different breed, but > > > only due to > > > : > the student's computers. There of course shouldn't be a single > > > : faculty or > > > : > facilities computer infected. You can mandate their > > > security/antivirus > > > : > settings. > > > : > > > : Optimist. > > > > > > Having several clients that do not update their antivirus despite our > > > warnings, change security settings without asking, and > routinely manage > to > > > screw up by doing precicely what we tell them not to do, I > have to agree > > > with Jochem. Mandating is different from being obeyed. > > > > > > --BenD > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com
