Re: Exploit through firewall question

["Curt Purdy" <purdy () tecman com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mr.nasty () ix netcom com 
<snip>
> Mgmt wants me to only test through the firewall as if I'm 
> coming in like the public. The rational is that the fw will 
> prevent any attacks though ports other than 80 and 443. 
> Therefore, there is no reason to change this configuration.
>
>
> What would be the reason to test behind the firewall?

Because of malicious insiders.  I once owned and ran a regional ISP and
worked with the FBI hunting child pornographers several times.  One of their
agents told me that 1 in 250 employees are "bad eggs".  This was several
years ago and is probably worse now.

Curt Purdy CISSP, GSNA, GSEC, CNE, MCSE+I, CCDA 
Information Security Officer 
Information Systems Security
infosysec.net
443.846.4231

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If you spend more on coffee than on IT security, you will be hacked. 
What's more, you deserve to be hacked. 
-- former White House cybersecurity czar Richard Clarke 
 



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