don't forget you also have all the desktops unprotected as well.
David Lang
On Thu, 27 Jan 2000, Shawn Savadkohi wrote:
> Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 10:17:00 -0800
> From: Shawn Savadkohi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Hey, I DON'T WANT a firewall in front of my network!
>
> Forgive me for the blunt subject heading, but unfortunately this is a reality I'm
>facing in my organization.
>
> I'm a network administrator new to firewalls and the list. Like so many other
>organizations, we have a router linking us to the Internet which until recently went
>unfiltered. I've successfully deployed a couple firewall devices to change this, but
>my advances in securing our private network haven't been met with cheers ("Hey, why
>can't I get my RealAudio streams anymore!"). In particular, there is one department
>head who holds the sentiment I shared in the SUBJECT line. This person insists on
>keeping their segment firewall-free, with public IP addresses on workstations and
>servers alike.
>
> Having been unsuccessful on my own, I'm seeking advice on how I can persuade this
>dept head their machines are at risk. Remember I'm dealing with a non-technical
>member of management who would gloss over at responses describing DoS, Land attacks,
>SYN flooding, Bonk/Boink, port scans, etc.
> Real-life episodes of successful hacking I imagine will work well. And accept my
>"Thanks, but no thanks" in advance if you'd like to offer a demonstration!
>
> At the risk of exposing too much, let me briefly describe what services are
>unprotected: two (2) HTTP servers, one (1) SQL database server, and an NT box that's
>the PDC for that segment.
>
> Thanks for your responses.
>
> -Shawn
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