Re: Backbone Infrastructure and Secrecy

["Rubens Kuhl Jr." <rubens () email com>]

Managing security perception can sometimes reduce security risks or the
security TCO, by reducing the number of low-risk attackers. Die-hards will
only stop for real security controls, but you may find easier to impose such
controls without a lot of noise from your security alarms.

The real issue is when you start believing that you are as safe as the sheep
think you are.


Rubens


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Galbavy" <peter.galbavy () knowtion net>
To: "E.B. Dreger" <eddy+public+spam () noc everquick net>; <nanog () merit edu>
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 1:16 PM
Subject: Re: Backbone Infrastructure and Secrecy


|
| E.B. Dreger wrote:
| > Perhaps some "security" measures have a different purpose -- as
| > you say, "LOOKS great" (emphasis added).
|
| Just like 99% of all recent airport security measures... reassure the
sheep,
| then they might stop bleating and march to order instead. "Baaaaaauy
| McDonalds, Baaaaauy Gas, Baaaaauy SUV".
|
| This is OT. Obviously.
|
| Peter
|
|