RE: Why Security testing is required

["Raoul Armfield" <armfield () amnh org>]

You could compare it to checking all the doors and windows to make sure
that they are locked before leaving the house or going to bed.   Just
because you have doors, windows and locks you do not assume that your
house is secure.  Same with your network.  You periodically need to make
sure that everything is up to par.

Raoul  

:-----Original Message-----
:From: Matt Lyon [mailto:themattlyon () hotmail com] 
:Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 9:07 PM
:To: security-basics () securityfocus com
:Subject: RE: Why Security testing is required
:
:
:
:
:>>Hi List,
:>
:>As a non technical person I want to know why security testing 
:is required
:>when all security systems like Firewall, IDS and content 
:management are in
:>place.
:>
:>This is a very basic question but I want to know answers from 
:different
:>users point of view like:-
:>
:>1.    system Administrator
:>2.    system Manager
:>3.    User
:>4.    CEO of the company
:>
:>Thanks in advance.
:>
:>NKP
:>
:
:Because you can't assume the infalibility of those systems. An 
:employee 
:could introduce a hole and not know it thus leaving your whole system 
:vulnerable.
:
:IMHO the hardest part of keeping a network secure is limiting 
:the human 
:factor.
:
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