Not a problem. All it is a matter of perception, some of the Online Security Services are using their marketing ability to influence perception of the security industry in where some online security services try to influence organization's or state to them that they have the most sought after security features that corporate security professionals indicate to them that they are looking for. I am trying to figure out what security professionals they have talked to?? I don't know anybody that I am familiar who have talked with them. But I don't know that many people security professionals, so therefore Online Security Services must know more than a majority of the security professionals out there. Tongue in Cheek :) /m At 09:32 PM 8/23/00 +0200, mouss wrote: >At 14:56 23/08/00 -0400, Meritt, Jim wrote: >>Pretty much true, but the question was "Are Online Security Services that >>charges lots of money really worth it?" not whatever you were answering. > >oops! I've been caught in the eye of the thread! > >so now I feel obliged to give an opinion on the original question! >well, to tell you the truth, I don't have an "establsihed" opinion. >from one side, I don't like the fact that many customers pay money for >nothing (and the checks for free?). On the oher side, there are "well" >founded companies who try to make this world better. now, what is >making me confused is those honest companies that think they have something >to sell when they have nothing. whattado? > >Anyway, I think the problem in "network security" is that this security >depends on three factors: >- people decision to do something about >- people skill, so as to make sure that what will be done is to be done >- the tools to make it happen. > >However, since "people" are a too complexe "object", we only hear of the >latter, the tools. >everyone says the tools he provide are robust, performant, nice... none >seems to reconsider >the people question. and when someone aks "how to secure my network", the >answer seems to >always be "install this, uninstall that", while it should be "welcome guy. >now there are things we >have to make sure you know and you wanna know; after that will come stuff >that you will learn; >and at the end, we'll free your hands to taste all those tools that you've >heard about". > >back to the subject, there are two cases. If these people do seriously >bring something to >a world full of firewalls, then let them explain and justif what they >bring. If it is simply to tell >me that I should not trust my wall, then the discussion may take a little >time! > > >regards, >mouss > > > > > > > >>_______________________ >>The opinions expressed above are my own. The facts simply are and belong to >>none. >>James W. Meritt, CISSP, CISA >>Senior Secure Systems Engineer at Wang Government Services, Inc. - [To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe firewalls" in the body of the message.]
