Hi Gary,
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Flynn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, 15 December 2000 3:59
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Firewall Futility (was RE: Undesired outbound data...)
>
>
> Ben Nagy wrote:
> > Lots of people forget, though, that it's OKAY not to have a
> secure network.
[...]
>
> The targets of DDOS activity launched from unsecure systems may not
> agree with that statement. More importantly, their lawyers and a
> jury in a civil suit may not.
Good point.
Without getting into the complexities of you (for example) trying to bring a
civil suit against me (for example), I agree that people should understand
that if they screw up it can affect others in the Internet community as
well. I do, however, dispute your optimistic claim that there could be a
successful action brought in more than maybe one case in thousands. I'm not
even going to start my rant about how you chose a litigious argument instead
of the simpler and more compelling ethical equivalent (you shouldn't leave
yourself open because you could be used to damage someone else).
I'm just saying that there is a big, wide gap between what most people
acheive when they install a firewall and "get security" and a Secure
Network. I'm not hardline enough to believe that the majority of networks
should be "secure" - it's too hard with the tools that exist today and the
position on the security / utility curve is too extreme for any but the most
paranoid.
>
> --
> Gary Flynn
> Security Engineer - Technical Services
> James Madison University
Cheers,
--
Ben Nagy
Marconi Services
Network Integration Specialist
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