No need to bother, I already know how easy it would be.
I think it is a fine analogy. Security is security. If you don't
change/update it, the bad guys will find the holes in it.
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Baker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 4:49 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: WAKE UP!!!!
>>Granted people could still carry makeshift, non-metal weapons on
themselves,
>>but maybe we need a general pat-down as well. I would gladly deal with
that
>>extra "hassle" to prevent this sort of thing from happening again.
I won't even bother providing an example of how easy it would be to get a
ceramic knife aboard a plane EVEN IF you were patting people down. It would
just add another useless step.
>>Would any of you set up a brand new firewall and then not update it for
five years?
I wouldn't consider that a good analogy, as a firewall is only Perimeter
security.
Does you organization have a Host-based IDS system on each machine?
- ASB
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