Re: [fwd] Firewall Products: Many Not Ready For Prime Time,

[Jody Patilla <jcp () tis com>]

> I think the real problem is in the way the typical MIS manager seems
> to view firewalls: one silver bullet that you buy, drop it in place,
> and life is good.  I realize not everyone is so naive, but in trying
> to wear a consultant's hat for the first part of this year, I've come
> to learn some _really_ scary things about the Real World.

        I refer to this as the Mojo Bag Theory of Firewall Purchase. The
idea is that you buy one and just having it keeps away the evil eye. :-)
(Burning incense in front of the firewall may or may not be a "best
practice", depending on the particular shaman, er, consultant, that you
call in to do the eval.)

- jcp

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Jody C. Patilla                                         jcp () tis com
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