>C'mon Russ. In the first place, neither the Mossad, nor Checkpoint
will
>make a public statement about this - whether it is true or not. (And
if
[snip]
>Just out of curiousity, Russ. Generally, your responses to this
>list are fairly mellow & even-handed. However, there was a lot
>of vigor in your defense of Checkpoint's firewall. By chance,
>do you happen to sell or resell the Checkpoint firewall?
Actually, Frank, I think if you really look back at my posting style its
more like I come on strongly against vague supposition and innuendo and
call for facts, statements, and details. That's certainly how I see
myself.
I would have made the same argument regardless of the vendor involved
since, as you also said, its impossible to answer the question of a
connection between a vendor and an agency to any sufficient degree. At
what point does a connection become a problem for customers of the
vendors product anyway? What's the connection, I mean, what does it
entail? So asking the question about any vendor shouldn't be just "is
there a connection". Most Firewall vendors have former employees of this
or that agency, so why should that alone make them suspect?
I don't sell anything other than my own advice and my advice is always
based on a complete picture, not partial snap-shots (i.e. I look at both
the vendor and customer position and state my beliefs understanding both
sides). I receive nothing for my choices, only the viability of the
solution I propose (iow, I get no commissions from anyone).
I use Check Point products, and recommend them, but I also use and
recommend Digital's, Raptor, Global Internet, and others. As I said in
my post, the particular requirements of a customers environment dictate
the best product for the job.
I guess we all need our integrity questioned every once in a while.
Cheers,
Russ
R.C. Consulting, Inc. - NT/Internet Security
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