Firewalls: Re: None

Firewalls
(March 1996)

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Subject:	Re: None
From:	John Bell <job @ hprofsdv . nwscc . sea06 . navy . mil>
Date:	Wed, 6 Mar 96 8:34:10 EST
To:	Mike . Attayek . 0199191 @ nt . com
Cc:	firewalls @ greatcircle . com
In-reply-to:	<n1386108333 . 70107 @ nrtpq01 . rtp . nt . com>; from "Mike Attayek" at Mar 5, 96 1:18 pm
Mailer:	Elm [revision: 70.85.2.1]
Reply-to:	job @ hprofsdv . nwscc . sea06 . navy . mil

> 
> Our school system has a pilot WAN and internet access project with  a =
> large telecommunications co.  We have, as they say, direct access to the =
> internet, ie, no firewall.  Could someone elaborate on the risks which =
> our school children may be exposed to by not operating behind a firewall?
> 
> Many thanks!
> 

What? No risk analysis and/or policy development before implementation?

*sigh*

What do you consider important? What's worth protecting? Is your policy
feasible?

Gotta do this stuff before you hook up, folks...
--
                        John Bell, CACI Inc (Federal)
           Bloomington, Indiana (Midwest RE-Engineering Division)
        job @
 hprofsdv .
 nwscc .
 sea06 .
 navy .
 mil -OR- jbii @
 mama .
 indstate .
 edu
                      "Hi ho! Yow! I'm surfing ARPANET!"
                 - anagram for "The Information Superhighway"

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From: Mike Attayek <Mike . Attayek . 0199191 @ nt . com>

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