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Re: CyberInsecurity: The cost of Monopoly
From: Florian Weimer <fw () deneb enyo de>
Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 10:20:39 +0200
On Sat, Sep 27, 2003 at 01:12:01PM -0500, Curt Purdy wrote:
I think we have lost the point of the thread CyberInsecurity: The Cost of Monopoly which states your exact point that diversity is the most important aspect of network protection.
I often hear such claims, but I'd rather see companies to allocate adequate resources to deal with a uniform computing environment. Currently, most companies with such an environment do not deploy *any* countermeasures. There was a wide range of options to counter the recent malware waves, yet many organziations did nothing. Diversity is good, sure, but unless you can afford the costs of a workforce which is equally skilled on very diverse platforms, you just make things worse. Furthermore, some aspects of diversity are already creating huge problems, e.g. mobile devices which are not configured according to company guidelines, but are nevertheless connected to the company network. _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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