Re: GOTOMYPC Corporate?

["Steve Marin" <steve () skabnmarin com>]

GoToMyPc in my opinion is a severe security risk. Why you ask? Well for the
fact that, how do you know for sure that an employee has not signed up for
the service and can now access his machine and corp LAN without the
knowledge if any person in management. The answer is you will not know
unless you do an audit of eevery machine. So if you have any data that is
proprietary or confidential, it can be accessed without the company's
knowledge.

Granted I'm extremly biased to my own product (which automatically blocks
off GoToMyPC) but if you really read what GoToMyPC is all about it is not as
"Secure" as they claim, not only that they say that it will bypass your
firewall that is in place.....

-Steve
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christopher Herrmann" <CHerrmann () oddfellows com au>
To: <security-basics () securityfocus com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 3:09 PM
Subject: RE: GOTOMYPC Corporate?


> I trialled it for a while, and found it very easy to set up and
administer,
> but I was concerned about how it actually operates: about how it actually
> "gets around" a firewall. It is a java-based system if I'm not mistaken.
>
> CH
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Medici [mailto:mark () dbma com]
> Sent: Wednesday, 10 March 2004 7:35
> To: security-basics () securityfocus com
> Subject: RE: GOTOMYPC Corporate?
>
>
> I have used it myself, and have recommended it to clients because it is a
> reliable and simple method to circumvent firewalls an NAT boundaries for
> outside remote access.  And I have recommended to other clients to block
it
> outright for the same reason.
>
> It's primarily a policy concern.  Either you want to allow remote access
or
> you don't.  If you do want to allow remote access, then GoToMyPC is a very
> nice and very well-supported application choice that can be installed and
> used by a novice.  The ongoing cost of GoToMyPC is only slightly higher
than
> the support and maintenance costs of doing it yourself via VPN and VNC,
and
> is much more usable (IMHO).  The two-year cost is lower than pcAnywhere
when
> initial setup and ongoing support are factored-in, plus GoToMyPC is better
> supported (every try to get support from Symantec?) and "nicer" and more
> convenient to use.
>
> GoToMyPC does encrypt traffic, requires two separate passwords to connect
to
> a host, plus optionally a valid Windows logon/password on the host.  This
is
> accomplished without drilling holes through your firewall and/or
installing
> or configuring ad hoc VPN connections between the remote and the host.  In
> fact, the GoToMyPC remote can be a kiosk or Internet café machine -- it
> doesn't have to be a notebook or home computer.
>
> ____________________________________________________________
> DBM Associates * Mark A. Medici * Senior Consulting Engineer
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: pcannon9 () comcast net [mailto:pcannon9 () comcast net]
> > Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 3:40 PM
> > To: pcannon9 () comcast net
> > Cc: security-basics () securityfocus com
> > Subject: Re: GOTOMYPC Corporate?
> >
> > When the issue came up here last year my concerns were similiar to
yours.
> > I did the same think you suggested, vpn with vnc, then null routed the
> > gotomypc servers outbound in case someone installed it locally.
> >
> > Pat Cannon
> > Network Administrator
> > Transcentive
> > > So what is the general consensus on GOTOMYPC Corporate?
> > >
> > > Personally, I don't have alot of trust or warm and fuzzy feelings
about
> > it,
> > > due to the risks it poses, and the possible potential of PHI
> > > (Private/Personal Health Information), and Financial data being leaked
> > out.
> > > As well as the concerns with it pertaining to HIPAA compliancy.
> > >
> > > What is everyones elses feelings on it?
> > >
> > > Personally, I would rather have them come in on a VPN client, and use
a
> > > internal VNC (or other remote desktop) solution.
> > >
> > > Scott C. Swenka
> > > Network Security
> > > Sun Health Corporation
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