RE: de-perimeterisation

["Brian Azzopardi" <brian () gfi com>]

> From the article: "BP believes it can "harden them" to the dangers of
the web."

Insane indeed - assuming a standard (win|mac)tel machine.

The idea of the Jericho Forum is sound - NAC won't save you from an
unsecured wi-fi hot spot - but the current tech and level of user
education make it hopelessly unfeasible in the real world.

Brian


-----Original Message-----
From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org]
On Behalf Of Fergie
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 3:12 PM
To: randallm () fidmail com
Cc: funsec () linuxbox org; MQuinn () magnetllc com; randym () magnetllc com;
tneely () magnetllc com; cyberkungfu () yahoogroups com
Subject: Re: [funsec] de-perimeterisation

I think they're insane. ;-)

"A major accident just waiting to happen" is a phrase that leaps to
mind....

- ferg


-- "Randall M" <randallm () fidmail com> wrote:

Anyone else see a problem here? Your thoughts.

_____________

Energy group BP has shifted thousands of its employees off its LAN in an
attempt to repel organised cyber criminals.

http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39156608,00.htm



--
"Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson
 Engineering Architecture for the Internet  fergdawg () netzero net or
fergdawg () sbcglobal net  ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/



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