Re: Castles and Security (fwd)

[John McDermott <jjm () jkintl com>]

Darren Reed wrote:
> Why just networks and castles ?
>
> What this really boils down to is that your logical security mechanisms
> (network, etc) need to be at least as strong as the physical measures you
> put in place (megnetic locks on doors, etc).  If only the President of
> Acme Inc. can get into his office then only the President of Acme Inc.
> should be able to use the computer on his desk, etc, regardless of whether
> or not it is networked.

Unless the Prez installed, say, VNC on his computer so he could work
from home and neglected to specify a password...

--john

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