I think its important to remember that you are the client. Most vendors will work with you if you tell them that your company security policy does not allow certain access. They either have to comply with your policy or loss the sale.
This directive does have to come from top down. Sanjay K. Patel Rexwire Inc They Hack We Protect 617-218-3302 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 5:39 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Vendor Remote Access Our organization works with many third party vendors. If a deparment buys a new application from a vendor, it usually comes with support. This means they should be able to access the server remotely. Some require PCAnywhere to be installed on the server and can be accessed via dial-up systems(modem banks). We have plans to install VPN in the future. If we do get a VPN system. Don't the vendor still require some kind of remote control software to administer their application ? We just want them to administer their application and NOT operating system. Please let me know what you think ? Thanks, Jaime
