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RE: [bugtraq] Re: Home laptops on a corporate network
From: <mathew_ericson () agilent com>
Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 12:11:08 +0800
This would potentially become a problem as the list of required applications grows...for small corporate environements microsoft office may be the only requirement. For R&D operations you need compliers, source control tools, remote management products, test harnesses ....the list goes on.. Thanks mathew -----Original Message----- From: owner-bugtraq () y9mail aus agilent com [mailto:owner-bugtraq () y9mail aus agilent com] On Behalf Of Johnny Wong Sent: Thursday, 10 May 2007 1:18 PM To: security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: [bugtraq] Re: Home laptops on a corporate network I have an idea and would like to throw it to the list. Maybe we could create LiveCDs for these users. And the only way they can access to the corporate network is through this CD. The CD will be customised with the VPN client, office apps etc. That way, it is not possible for information to leak from a more secure state to one which is unknown. JW At 07:34 AM 9/05/2007, Yousef Syed wrote:
Just wondering... But is it possible to setup a locked-down VMWare image for external laptop users to use if they really-really need access your corporate network. (a small subsection of the network inside its own DMZ specifically designed to share data) Personally, I can't think of a reason why an external laptop (or USB drive for that matter) would need access to the internal corporate network anyway. They can be provided with separate access to get onto the internet from a segmented system that has no access to the Internal system. ys On 08/05/07, Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers <bugtraq () planetcobalt net> wrote:On 2007-05-08 christopherkelley () hotmail com wrote:I'd recommend NOT doing this. Especially if you are trying comply with HIPAA. Keep in mind that you will have little to no management capability over these personal laptops, which means you have no ability to verify patch level and AV update on these machines that may have EPHI on them. Not to mention the fact that these employees are probably taking them home and plugging them into their home networks, where they (or their kids) are running bearshare, gnutella, grokster, bitorrent, and surfing to unfiltered web sites. Not only does this mean that they are potentially exposing critical data in this manner, it also means they are bringing potentially infested computers into the soft chewy center of your network. Whenever you have an employee with a laptop, you create a liability to your network, allowing them to use personal laptops presents an even bigger liability. IMHO, this level of risk is unacceptable, especially from a HIPAA compliance standpoint.I wholeheartedly second that recommendation. Allowing corporate data on private computers (or private computers on a corporate network) is a bad, BAD practice. Never EVER do that. You really want to do the exact opposite: establish a policy that *prohibit* employees from transferring corporate data to private computers, and have it signed by each employee. Regards Ansgar Wiechers -- "All vulnerabilities deserve a public fear period prior to patches becoming available." --Jason Coombs on Bugtraq-- Yousef Syed "To ask a question is to show ignorance; not to ask a question, means you remain ignorant" - Japanese Proverb
Current thread:
- RE: Home laptops on a corporate network, (continued)
- RE: Home laptops on a corporate network Nick Duda (May 08)
- Re: Home laptops on a corporate network gjgowey (May 08)
- Re: Home laptops on a corporate network Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers (May 08)
- Re: Home laptops on a corporate network Yousef Syed (May 09)
- RE: Home laptops on a corporate network Adam Rosen (May 09)
- Re: Home laptops on a corporate network gjgowey (May 09)
- RE: Home laptops on a corporate network Petter Bruland (May 09)
- RE: Home laptops on a corporate network Crawley, Jim (May 09)
- Re: Home laptops on a corporate network Rob Creely (May 10)
- Re: Home laptops on a corporate network Yousef Syed (May 09)
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- Re: Home laptops on a corporate network Johnny Wong (May 09)
- RE: [bugtraq] Re: Home laptops on a corporate network mathew_ericson (May 10)
- RE: [bugtraq] Re: Home laptops on a corporate network winsoc (May 10)
- Re: Home laptops on a corporate network Ryan Chow (May 09)
- Re: Home laptops on a corporate network Tsu (May 08)
- Re: Home laptops on a corporate network Kurt Buff (May 08)
- RE: Home laptops on a corporate network steven hess (May 08)
- RE: Home laptops on a corporate network jbeauford (May 08)
- RE: Home laptops on a corporate network Vince Hall (May 09)