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RE: Security Fears Prod Many Firms To Limit Staff Use of WebServices
From: "Larry Seltzer" <larry () larryseltzer com>
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 10:03:47 -0500
I would block file sharing myself if I were in charge of IT, but IM seems like an overreaction. Larry Seltzer eWEEK.com Security Center Editor http://security.eweek.com/ http://blog.ziffdavis.com/seltzer Contributing Editor, PC Magazine larryseltzer () ziffdavis com -----Original Message----- From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On Behalf Of Fergie Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 9:40 AM To: funsec () linuxbox org Subject: Re: [funsec] Security Fears Prod Many Firms To Limit Staff Use of WebServices Knee-jerk fascists. :-) - ferg -- "Richard M. Smith" <rms () bsf-llc com> wrote: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114369288512912073.html?mod=technology_featu red_stories_hs Security Fears Prod Many Firms To Limit Staff Use of Web Services By SHAWN YOUNG March 30, 2006; Page A1 Companies are clamping down on employees' workplace use of the expanding range of free Internet services, such as instant messaging and video downloading, to protect themselves from viruses, communications traffic jams and regulatory missteps. General Electric Co. has barred outside instant-messaging and file-sharing programs, as well as access to personal online email accounts like those offered by Yahoo Inc. Telecom company Global Crossing Ltd. also blocks outside instant messaging and online email accounts. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. is one of many banks that blocks Internet services it can't track or monitor, including outside instant-messaging, phone and email programs. [snip] -- "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson Engineering Architecture for the Internet fergdawg () netzero net or fergdawg () sbcglobal net ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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- Security Fears Prod Many Firms To Limit Staff Use of Web Services Richard M. Smith (Mar 30)
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- Re: Security Fears Prod Many Firms To Limit Staff Use of Web Services Fergie (Mar 30)
- RE: Security Fears Prod Many Firms To Limit Staff Use of WebServices Larry Seltzer (Mar 30)