> Date: Wed, 18 May 94 08:02:50 EDT
> From: mckenney @
smiley .
mitre .
org (Brian W. McKenney)
>
> The other thought is that you can make a case that a firewall can save
> money. Without a firewall, one has to ensure that all of the campus
> computers are secure on a daily basis. With a firewall, you can reduce
> your zone of risk to the firewall machines. Security for campus machines
> is still important. However, without a firewall, the University is relying
> on daily security of its machines. This is not practical, especially if
> the campus has hundreds of machines.
Is there a real difference between inside and outside threats in a campus
environment? I'd say not, unless it's a divinity school :-). Seems to me
that any machine that somebody really cares about needs its own protection.
The people with the most motive to mess with the administraton's computers
live right on campus.
Barney Wolff <barney @
databus .
com>
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