RE: "It's ok we're behind a firewall"

["James Liddil" <jliddil () phytoceutica com>]

> "It's ok we're behind a firewall"
>
> The response I received from a DBA when I forwarded an
> email detailing a security vulnerability in a
> particular database application.
>
> And not the first time I have heard this response when 
> cautioning about security vulnerabilities.
>
> I want to raise the security awareness of the company
> so that they start to understand that a Firewall isn't
> absolute protection.

Read Kevin Mitnicks book "Art of Deception" and then pass it around to the
various folks.  Also see this WRT how social engineering can be used:

http://www.wired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,57753,00.html to get past the
"firewall"

Jim Liddil