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Re: Home users with VPN connections
From: "David M. Fetter" <david.fetter () fetterconsulting com>
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 19:44:59 -0800
Most places I have been at where this is allowed have the policy that only company equipment can be allowed to connect in. Thus they can purchase licenses and maintain the system that connects (usually being a laptop) and prevent such things as trojans and viruses from existing. The basic thought is that while some users might be savvy enough to know how to protect themselves, most are not and/or just do not. Therefore it is a big risk to allow non-company equipment to connect.
-- David M. Fetter - http://www.fetterconsulting.com/"The world is full of power and energy and a person can go far by just skimming off a tiny bit of it." Neal Stephenson - Snow Crash
Current thread:
- Home users with VPN connections Jonathan Grotegut (Mar 13)
- Re: Home users with VPN connections Gene Yoo (Mar 17)
- Re: Home users with VPN connections Pierre A. Cadieux (Mar 17)
- Re: Home users with VPN connections David M. Fetter (Mar 17)
- Re: Home users with VPN connections lassal (Mar 17)
- Re: Home users with VPN connections camthompson (Mar 17)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Home users with VPN connections ladhanikarim (Mar 17)
- Re: Home users with VPN connections James Lee Gromoll (Mar 19)
- Re: Home users with VPN connections Chris Berry (Mar 20)
- RE: Home users with VPN connections Brent Woodard (Mar 21)
- RE: Home users with VPN connections Mike Dresser (Mar 25)
- RE: Home users with VPN connections Kevin Saenz (Mar 26)
- RE: Home users with VPN connections Mike Dresser (Mar 25)
- RE: Home users with VPN connections Chris Berry (Mar 24)
- RE: Home users with VPN connections John Brightwell (Mar 25)