An excellent point, which also supports my belief that too much of anything
can be deadly.
One must not lose sight of one's original goal, or as Albert Einstein put
it: "The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing..."
I have some networks that are locked down and protected properly. I have
others that are so loose that it is terrifying, but each suits its purpose
best, I think.
There is a fulcrum that balances security with productivity, and it is this
point that we all seek. :)
I couldn't agree with you more.
Michael Cummins
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Stearns [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 10:20 PM
> To: 'Michael E. Cummins'
> Subject: RE: DNS Reverse Records Best Practices
>
>
> A comment about obscurity -- It multiplies everyone's work tremendously.
> That which is obscure becomes a source of questioning when there are
> problems. "Questioning" is too weak a word; the blind spot becomes a
> black hole which will get blamed, those who know what's behind the blind
> spot will get hounded by upper management for help in debugging, work
> will stop while answers from the knowledgeable are sought by the un-
> knowledgeable. Security-by-obscurity can be costly if it isn't applied
> judiciously.
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