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To: john drake
The American business community naivete

You would be amazed at how naive the American business community is with regards to information security.

Most companies spend more money on landscaping than they do infosec.

14 posted on 08/28/2005 11:15:32 AM PDT by xrp (Fox News: I wonder if Greta will cover Aruba Missing Teen for all eternity?)
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To: xrp

Anyone who hasn't read "The Art Of Deception" by Kevin Mitnick might want to. Scarier than any fiction. And I'm sure the chicoms have several people just as competent already in place.
It really is amazing at how clueless nearly everyone is in regard to infosec. The best tech in the world is nearly useless if the wrong person in an organization acts stupidly.

The only way to truly secure a computer is to unplug it, IMHO.


17 posted on 08/28/2005 11:47:07 AM PDT by RedStateRocker (Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6)
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To: xrp

I think most gubmint contactors, especially defense contractors, have outsourced their IT to some "meatshop" of a provider who only employs the cheapest, hense least-skilled employees, with very high turnover.


28 posted on 08/28/2005 4:15:45 PM PDT by evolved_rage (Fat, drunk, and stupid...)
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