I think I have lucked out here. I have a CEO who's one number concern is security. He wants firewalls, access-list in routers, not storing complete credit card numbers, and things like that. We have a company coming in and doing a two-weeks check for security on our network next month. Cost a little bit, but he feels the money is worth it. He does not want what happened to Playboy to happen to us.
But, I do know lots of companies shine on things like firewalls and other secure methods for the networks / servers. They do not see the reason to spend the money because they probably can not "see it" in action. At 10:37 AM 12/7/2001 -0500, you wrote: >Probably budget. Makes me sick when companies rely entirely on there >electronic data, don't realize and when IT tries to propose a solution to >protect them from disaster, they blow it off like it is no big deal. Can't >budget for that. Meanwhile IT is spending weekends cleaning up a mess that >could have been avoided by a measly 20 Grand. We fix the problem that could >have cost the company millions of dollars but get absolutely no recognition >for it. We don't fix the problem we are on the unemployment line because of >some shmuckola CEO that refuses to believe that it was his decision of not >implementing security that caused the company to lose vital data. >When is the business world going to realize that IT is as important as >accounts receivables? It gets really annoying that we IT professionals play >major roles in company day to day operations and get profiled as quiet, >secluded, seat warmers that do nothing but stare at monitors all day. When >in fact we are the fire fighters of the business world. > >Sorry just needed to vent a little. Corporate ignorance is extremely >pathetic. > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Flanagan, Kevin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 9:57 AM >To: NT 2000 Discussions >Subject: RE: how to block port 135 without router or firewall > >I find it hard to understand why you wouldn't want a firewall. > > >+__________________________________________+ >"There are two major products that come out of Berkeley: LSD and [Unix] BSD. >We don't believe this to be a coincidence." -Jeremy S. Anderson > > >Kevin M. Flanagan >C/S Planning Engineer III >IT Systems Implementation >Branch Banking & Trust >3261 Atlantic Ave Suite 116 >Raleigh, NC 27604 >919-716-6209 > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Hank Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 3:46 AM > > To: NT 2000 Discussions > > Subject: Re: how to block port 135 without router or firewall > > > > > > 1. What OS -... > > it is w2k box. I have checked ip filter but it is for all > > nics. I am looking for certain ip or nic in the box > > > > 2. The NSA publishes a ..... > > thank you for the info > > > > 3. 135= RP....... > > I already take care of them > > > > 4. Look into Tiny Firewal... > > is it possible do it with w2k WITHOUT firewall box? > > > > > > 5. You may have better luck starting your search from >http://www.microsoft.com/security. > >7. There are cheap Firewall/Router products for Home use ($150-$400 US). I >may just clean up my unused pentum box and install linux to do the job. My >point is > >"Is it possible do it within w2k WITHOUT firewall box?" > >Cannot believe w2k have no ability to disable and block certain port by >itself... > > >Thanks > >Hank Lee > > > >------ >You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp >To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >------ >You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp >To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >------ >You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp >To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
