On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 10:25:00PM -0700, Tomas L. Byrnes wrote: > What, exactly, is the benefit to a trading desk @ a hedge fund (the > client in question) of allowing access to Facebook? Seriously, outside > of sales and marketing, who needs Facebook @ work?
[...] > So, the decision to not allow sites that are known security risks, and > contribute nothing to the business, is a pretty easy one. Were I running a network used by such an entity, I'd disallow ALL sites by default and only permit traffic to/from those necessary for the conduct of business. That's draconian, but given the regulatory and security issues in play, I think it's the only method that's got a chance. ---Rsk _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
