On Wed, 2 Jun 1999, Jeff Burson wrote:
> However, we have to be careful as security professionals to be
> sure that we're not making religious arguments.
Which is why I listed my arguments to "Why not NT." Those were the
issues I see with that particular platform. Snide remarks about what
someone may or may not know don't refute any of them.
> It IS a fact that many companies are deploying firewalls on NT.
>
> Why?
Many reasons.
> To say that every one of these deployments are being done by
> GUI-loving idiots or ignorant savages who don't know REAL
> security is probably stretching credibility.
>
> The reasons are probably more complex than that and are probably
> worth being aware of ...
If someone would like to refute the why nots with sound security
practice, real suggestions, or some modicum of organized thought then that's
fine. The original question was why traditional INFOSEC people don't
like to use NT. I provided a list of some of the reasons that I don't.
The resounding answer to that seems to be "Yeah, but it's popular and
lots of people do it quite happily!"
Paul
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