RE: Cracks in the Firewall

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Forwarded from: Bob Jacobson <jacobson () ist-usa com>

The writer of the attack on Joe Duffy obviously thinks "clever"
attacks can take the place of meaningful knowledge and experience.  
Knowing the details of some here-today-gone-tomorrow technical device
is NOT knowledge or experience.  It is what technicians learn from
cookbooks.  Duffy has both knowledge and experience in abundance, and
certainly has better manners.

I think this forum should draw the line at the point where childish
ranting out weights useful contributions to the very real issues we
all face.

Robert V. Jacobson CISSP, CPP
International Security Technology, Inc.
99 Park Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10016-1501
(212) 557-0900
www.ist-usa.com

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Subject: Re: [ISN] Cracks in the Firewall


Forwarded from: security curmudgeon <jericho () attrition org>
cc: joe.duffy () us pwcglobal com

> http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/apr2002/nf2002049_1803.htm
>
> APRIL 9, 2002
> SECURITY NET
> By Alex Salkever
>
> Thanks to sophisticated new attack methods, computer security has to
> go beyond the old standby of merely keeping intruders out

> "DIFFERENT SCENARIO."  This explains why intruders increasingly play
> off this connectivity to target systems that require a certain
> degree of openness to function as a business tool. "The
> [pre-Internet] computing technologies were designed to keep people
> out. The Internet is all about letting people in. That's a different
> security scenario,"  explains Joe Duffy, national security practice
> manager for PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Well, I think this pretty much establishes that Joe Duffy was not on
the net before 1995 or so.

Hrm, let's find his bio.

Joe Duffy is Lead Partner for the National Security Practice of
PricewaterhouseCoopers. An author and frequent speaker on business
technology issues, Mr. Duffy is responsible for the strategic
direction, growth and vision of the US Security Practice for
PricewaterhouseCoopers.

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