You might as well not even have a firewall at all. I hope you plan on alot
of internet problems
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Lang [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2000 4:07 PM
> To: Shawn Savadkohi
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Hey, I DON'T WANT a firewall in front of my network!
>
> don't forget you also have all the desktops unprotected as well.
>
> David Lang
>
> On Thu, 27 Jan 2000, Shawn Savadkohi wrote:
>
> > Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 10:17:00 -0800
> > From: Shawn Savadkohi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Hey, I DON'T WANT a firewall in front of my network!
> >
> > Forgive me for the blunt subject heading, but unfortunately this is a
> reality I'm facing in my organization.
> >
> > I'm a network administrator new to firewalls and the list. Like so many
> other organizations, we have a router linking us to the Internet which
> until recently went unfiltered. I've successfully deployed a couple
> firewall devices to change this, but my advances in securing our private
> network haven't been met with cheers ("Hey, why can't I get my RealAudio
> streams anymore!"). In particular, there is one department head who holds
> the sentiment I shared in the SUBJECT line. This person insists on
> keeping their segment firewall-free, with public IP addresses on
> workstations and servers alike.
> >
> > Having been unsuccessful on my own, I'm seeking advice on how I can
> persuade this dept head their machines are at risk. Remember I'm dealing
> with a non-technical member of management who would gloss over at
> responses describing DoS, Land attacks, SYN flooding, Bonk/Boink, port
> scans, etc.
> > Real-life episodes of successful hacking I imagine will work well. And
> accept my "Thanks, but no thanks" in advance if you'd like to offer a
> demonstration!
> >
> > At the risk of exposing too much, let me briefly describe what services
> are unprotected: two (2) HTTP servers, one (1) SQL database server, and an
> NT box that's the PDC for that segment.
> >
> > Thanks for your responses.
> >
> > -Shawn
> >
> >
> >
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