Re: Google Maps offering to "map our locations"....concerns??

[Pete Hickey <pete () SHADOWS UOTTAWA CA>]

On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 09:38:48AM -0700, Basgen, Brian wrote:


> I find it difficult to sustain the notion that a floor plan
> presents a significant risk to the institution. Just two points,
> first from the venerable Claude Shannon: "The enemy knows the system."
> Second, if a floor plan presents a significant risk, how can that risk
> be mitigated by the tens of thousands of students that walk the floor
> plan daily?

On the security side of things, I've always been taught:

     default deny

Rather than saying, "What is the risk?", the question should be
"What are the benefits?  Aside from the "wow factor"* what does
it bring.

There are unknowns in the future.  Heck back a number of years
ago, I never worried about giving someone my name, SSN, DoB, etc.
Things we think of as useless now, may be more useful in the future.

* Wow factor:  See : http://www.ibiblio.org/Dave/Dr-Fun/df200601/df20060116.jpg


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Pete Hickey                         "It's true hard work never killed anybody,
The University of Ottawa             but I figure, why take the chance."
Ottawa, Ontario      
Canada