RE: [fw-wiz] Security dumming down - the king's clothes

From: Wes Noonan (mailinglists_at_wjnconsulting.com)
Date: 12/17/03

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    To: "'Don Parker'" <dparker@rigelksecurity.com>, <firewall-wizards@honor.icsalabs.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 15:41:02 -0600

    The alternative of course being investing heavily in peopleware to maintain
    an open source solution who may bail and leave you stranded as soon as they
    get the chance...

    There are pros and cons to both arguments here.

    Wes Noonan
    mailinglists@wjnconsulting.com
    http://www.wjnconsulting.com

    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: firewall-wizards-admin@honor.icsalabs.com [mailto:firewall-wizards-
    > admin@honor.icsalabs.com] On Behalf Of Don Parker
    > Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 18:10
    > To: firewall-wizards@honor.icsalabs.com
    > Subject: RE: [fw-wiz] Security dumming down - the king's clothes
    >
    > The sad reality is that management feels far more comfortable with a
    > commercial
    > solution. They would rather pay through the nose, and have inferior
    > products simply
    > because of a service contract. Some of them are starting to get educated
    > though.
    >
    > -------------------------------------------
    > Don Parker, GCIA
    > Intrusion Detection Specialist
    > Rigel Kent Security & Advisory Services Inc
    > www.rigelksecurity.com
    > ph :613.249.8340
    > fax:613.249.8319
    > --------------------------------------------
    >
    > On Dec 14, "Marcus J. Ranum" <mjr@ranum.com> wrote:
    >
    > Bill Royds wrote:
    > >We have (like so many other places) sunk so much investment into Windows,
    > >that changing to another OS requires far too much initial cost compared
    > to
    > >more of the same.
    >
    > Yes. If beating your head against the wall doesn't work, beating it
    > harder (or at least, eternally) might be effective. You never know 'till
    > you try. :)
    >
    > mjr.
    >
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