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Re: Conflict of interests
From: Richard Thomas <austindad () gmail com>
Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 10:37:06 -0500
First, a request. Please give us a name to use, even if it's false. To answer your question, we need to know the type of security role you play. Is it operational security or more compliance related? Generally, you should not require either domain admin access or root. Most IT staff never need this level of access. If you could provide us more information regarding the situation and your role, I think we could offer more useful input. Richard Thomas On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 1:16 PM, <s0h0us () yahoo com> wrote:
As a security guy, not part of the IT department, I require a level of access in order to perform my job. Certain types of tools require privileged access in order to work. Like having domain admin access and/or similar privileged access for unix and linux systems. Is it reasonable to request this type of access without causing any type of conflict of interest that internal auditors might question? I guess audit trails would come in handy here. Thanks for the feedback. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This list is sponsored by: InfoSec Institute Learn all of the latest penetration testing techniques in InfoSec Institute's Ethical Hacking class. Totally hands-on course with evening Capture The Flag (CTF) exercises, Certified Ethical Hacker and Certified Penetration Tester exams, taught by an expert with years of real pen testing experience. http://www.infosecinstitute.com/courses/ethical_hacking_training.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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- Re: Conflict of interests David Schekaiban (May 05)
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- Re: Conflict of interests Richard Thomas (May 05)
- Re: Conflict of interests Aarón Mizrachi (May 06)
- RE: Conflict of interests Dave Kleiman (May 06)
- Re: Conflict of interests s0h0us (May 05)
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