Re: IPS, alternative solutions

[Thomas Ptacek <tqbf () arbor net>]

On Sep 22, 2004, at 12:22 PM, Mike Frantzen wrote:
> I know I've bitched and moaned that some companies just don't talk 
> between departments.  And sometimes, they actually can't talk between 
> departments.

In most companies, they shouldn't talk between departments.

In a major financial organization with 90,000 employees, do you really 
think the _configurations_ of most machines can be validated for 
security --- let alone the patchlevels?

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Thomas H. Ptacek // Product Manager, Arbor Networks
(734) 327-0000


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