[Establishing dependable network security isn't like following a recipe for brownies.] A lot of people think you can buy a firewall, install it, and be done with it, ... have the person who knows the most [about computers] read the manual and do the job. |
All of a sudden the president doesn't want his Web access filtered, so you remove the Web filtering only for him. Or some engineers want to FTP into a workstation. Next thing you know, you have different rules for different people. |
During my opening remarks, I explicitly encouraged attendees to take a shot at hacking the wireless network. Given the level and concentration of hacker talent at these events, I was more than pleasantly surprised they did not succeed. In fact, this is the first year the wireless network has managed to stay up without interruption for more than four hours. That is a true testament to the intrusion protection and advanced security functionality of Aruba's wireless solution. |
I don't think there's been any appreciable difference at all. |
It's much tougher to break into a company [from the outside], |
On the other hand, Litchfield feels he is being taken advantage of. What else is he supposed to do? In his mind, Oracle is the irresponsible party. He's doing free work for them and they're dismissive. That's a big, big problem in this industry. |
Today (Tuesday) will be security review day for a lot of places, |