Actually what some companies promote is "Best of Breed" technology but
sometimes pushing "Best of Breed" is not always the correct path to
take. I'll agree using the Internet is probably one of the most unreliable
ways to communicate to one another. There is also lots of attention around
the security of the Internet but security is really an afterthought. Think
about all those cool applications one can run on their machine: (i.e.
Pointcast, AIM, Yahoo Instant Messenger, etc) and drive the security folks
crazy. Well, I am off to Amazon to buy the Web Security Book, doesn't
every one has a copy.. :)
/mark
At 09:41 PM 12/5/00 +0000, Rick wrote:
>Dear Sir,
>
>I dont know if its any better, but is it any worse? It has become more
>important, both as a result of the changing uses of the internet, and
>because of media hype about the internet itself. One is, however, related to
>the other. As the use of the internet has changed, so do the requirements of
>security systems. IMHO, the main drive behind this has been the trend
>towards internet shopping, with all its intrinsic unreliabilities. As a
>method of transfer of privelidged information, the internet fails miserably,
>and perhaps this is more what needs to be understood. The internet was,
>after all, designed as an information exchange, not as a world wide shopping
>mall. However, it seems popular currently, which brings attention to it (and
>its failures) and the media has been hot off the mark to radically over
>exagerate "break-ins" and "security risks" on such sites (normally with the
>help of some kind explaination from a reverted "hacker" who tells the anchor
>man how easy it is). Thus, the public frieks out, sites have to buy better
>security gear with better support licences, and the security companies are
>only too willing to help them find "the best sollution to fit their
>business".
>
>Perhaps this is because all the security industry can ever do is react; once
>an attack is made its patched out of systems, but its still a reaction, and
>thats a news story, and news stories sell papers. The media hype is here in
>abundance, and maybe that public perception of security technology lagging
>behind the hackers (got no time for hackers calling themselves crackers)
>ability to find new holes is rubbing off, and Information security is being
>percieved as getting worse.
>
>IMHO, because all we can do is react, we are no worse off today than we were
>yesterday, or last year. The Information that is being protected has
>changed, however, and with it has brought the problems...
>
>Sorry for the overly long winded, obfuscated and parambulatory email.
>
>Rick
>
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