RE: Why Security testing is required

["Matt Lyon" <themattlyon () hotmail com>]

> > Hi List,
>
> As a non technical person I want to know why security testing is required
> when all security systems like Firewall, IDS and content management are in
> place.
>
> This is a very basic question but I want to know answers from different
> users point of view like:-
>
> 1.      system Administrator
> 2.      system Manager
> 3.      User
> 4.      CEO of the company
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> NKP

Because you can't assume the infalibility of those systems. An employee 
could introduce a hole and not know it thus leaving your whole system 
vulnerable.

IMHO the hardest part of keeping a network secure is limiting the human 
factor.

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