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>> filtering can solve, or perhaps just needs to be educated as to the
>> limitations of filtering mail.
>Bwahahaha. Given that the stats show that over 70% of reported hacks come
>from the *inside* I'd say that it's a given that a company *cannot* assume
>itself able to trust its employees.
Yes, exactly the point (I should have stuck in one of those "sarcasm smirks"
;-} at the end of the "educated" part, and even extended it to cover a more
complete model of data security, not *just* content filtering, although I
freely add that this wasn't the originally posted concern.
I believe a previous poster mentioned that these systems would be adequate
to prevent "accidental disclosure of confidential information". I am not
sure from your post if you think content filtering for outgoing email is or
isn't a good idea. I suspect my stance (albeit a changeable one, the more I
hear!) on filters is that without a whole systems-level approach to securing
company data trying to plug an email hole is, say, less than effective.
For instance, the post that started this thread indicated that there was no
screening process in place for postal mail (and yes, I understand they are
different beasts :). If I'm not screening my postal mail for floppy disks
or Jaz drives full of Oracle data while I am putting in content filtering,
well, you get the jist.
Enticing thread!
Kind Regards,
Sean Semone
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