On Thu, 14 Jan 1999 08:15:34 -0500 Frederick M Avolio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled: Mimesweeper is supposed to be a very nice product but can it analyse a bitmap file or all graphics formats which are commonplace in email attachments. lets say I fire up my paintbrush program and draw the sensitive data into a bitmap ? can it detect a rogue employee sending Steggoed data in a bitmap to their co-conspirators? comments please... /Norman | No usable security is 100%. It is a red herring to point out ways | around a | a security mechanism as a reason to not implement. | | | There are products (Mimesweeper comes to mind, and WorldTalk has | something) | that look for key words. The idea is not to look for "sensitive | information" but to look for email that might contain sensitive | information | based on certai key words (project names are the most common). The | use of | such products is to stop the accidental disclosure of sensitive | information, often done when people forget about local nicknames | (aliases) | in their mail user agent. | | Fred | | Avolio Consulting | 16228 Frederick Road, PO Box 609, Lisbon, MD 21765 | 410-309-6910 (voice) 410-309-6911 (fax) | http://www.avolio.com | | - | [To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with | "unsubscribe firewalls" in the body of the message.] | -- -------------------------------------------------------------- Paladin Corporation Pty Ltd. ACN 081 191 611 N�rman W�dders NW296-AU Ph: +612 9835-4782 Fax: +612 9864-0487 Anti-Spam links at: http://www.paladincorp.com.au/spam.html - [To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe firewalls" in the body of the message.]
