Re: Re: Gates: 'You don't need perfect code' for good security

[Paul Schmehl <pauls () utdallas edu>]

--On Friday, October 31, 2003 5:15 PM -0800 "Gary E. Miller" 
<gem () rellim com> wrote:
> So what is your solution for the folks that carry those USB keychain
> memories?  People carry those around with virus infected files and
> plug them in to whatever machine they are sitting in front of.  Had
> people I never seen before try to plug them in to my hosts.  "Just
> wanted to read my email man"....
Man, that's so easy, I'll answer it.  You just don't allow them to do that. 
It's the "just say no" method of security.

Hey, it worked for Nancy.  :-)

Paul Schmehl (pauls () utdallas edu)
Adjunct Information Security Officer
The University of Texas at Dallas
AVIEN Founding Member
http://www.utdallas.edu

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