> Ben(edikt)? Stockebrand wrote:
>
> This all surely holds for small companies with moderate security
> problems. But these expenses may be a minor problem: From a certain
> size on any reasonable company with serious security concerns will
> consider a ``computer/network security expert'' a cheap insurance (as
> compared to ``physical'' security personnel for example). Rolling
> your own firewall gets you a better understanding than using pre-built
> stuff, provided you've got the time to do it properly. But big
> business may be unable to wait for your hand-rolled firewall to go
> operational. Time is money, and sometimes lots of it.
>
Having been through this process, let me tell you that the most
pressing issue is the on-going support of the firewall. The network
admin guys all get to wear cool pagers and get called at uncool hours
of the night. If the firewall goes down, guess who they're gonna
call!
Mark Riggins
Secure Systems Engineering
AT&T Labs
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