I'll agree that a *properly* designed antivirus protection scheme will filter both email(SMTP/POP/MAPI) and web borne nasties. But, that ignores the business realities.
1: We have ABC on the desktops.. it cost us XXX dollars and now we need to spend HOW MUCH MORE? for the exchange server(insert server of choice) 2: Why do we need to have yet another box on the network for filtering web traffic, I thought that is what the desktop software was for.. 3: Well.. our budget is not enough for all of the bells and whisles.. so we will just get couple of servers and the desktops 'and more.. I have heard all the above and it's an uphill battle with clients to educate them to the evils of having security holes. Sometimes I think the larger companys with deeper pockets are the worst. At one place, we ended up clamping down very hard on the staff after a few monthly reports showed various activities during work hours that last longer then the normal "lets take a peek". One guy( who was fired) was using X-Drive to distribute porn during business hours. Since he did not *bring it into work* he thought he could get away with it. Novel.. but it did not work. ANother person was timed though logins and router logs to have been in an certain ethnic chat room from the time their shift started to when it would almost be over. This is why we blocked ports. Basicly, a few of the staff could not be trusted to be responsible and would cause problems for the whole shop. Oh the joys!! MikeS Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=31143&t=31107 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
