Re: Using a home T-1 line to evade company filtering

From: Leythos (void_at_nowhere.com)
Date: 11/16/03 

Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 16:53:17 GMT

In article <0M2dnYVF1cTprSqiU-KYkA@comcast.com>, charlesnewman1
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> "Lars M. Hansen" <badnews@hansenonline.net> wrote in message
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> > I don't think you fully understand the security implications of your
> > idea. Anyone working for a company with policies would fire anyone
> > attempting to do this. First off, installing the wireless card would
> > probably not be allowed by the regular user, or if the laptop comes with
> > wireless connectivity, then tampering with or altering the configuration
> > would certainly lead to someone getting a pinkslip ...
>
> I am talking about someone hooking their own laptop,
> not a company one, to both the LAN, and an outside
> wireless network.

It's obvious that you've never worked for a company that has any form of
network policy - if you had, you would know that most companies don't
allow employees to bring in their own computers for security reasons.
Most people don't maintain their computers against security hacks and
viri as well as companies do - esp the ones with the network policy.

> If my ISP were in existence now, they would have a
> choice of either storing on my server, or using my wireless
> hookup to VPN back into their company server. The

Your wireless network would not be any good in most cases - you would
have to have a POP located within about 400' of most businesses or it
would not make it through the walls. You need to start researching your
technology before you start playing with the big boys.

> Here is another one. What if you have to go on
> business trips, especially to foreign countries, and need
> access to your files while you are gone? With the

I travel in foreign countries and for employees that do this they are
provided with VPN solutions and your network would not provide anything
a remote employee could need. If VPN is blocked for the employee you can
bet that FTP will also be blocked.

As for your storing the files - are you going to purchase a rider
(insurance) and get your data center certified so that users can feel
safe storing company information on your servers? If not, and if you
don't get contracts with the employers you will have a lot of users that
get fired from their jobs. 

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