Re: Skype use obligation - Security x Productivity

[Roland Dobbins <rdobbins () cisco com>]

On Jul 18, 2007, at 7:33 AM, M.B.Jr. wrote:

> They do not have
> the certifications yet and the voip application use obligation may
> constitute one big barrier.

How?  I've never heard this argument before from anyone.  I think  
it's a bogus argument.

> It all starts like that. Like:
> "yes sir, voip's great!"
> Then:
> "sir, why don't we provide our workforce with some voip enhanced  
> mobile devices?
> check out this nice colored folder explaining it."

This kind of thinking is one of the main reasons that users don't  
care about security - because instead of working to empower users to  
do what they need to do in a secure manner, 'security' personnel  
instead focus on trying to keep them from doing anything innovative  
or productive.

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Roland Dobbins <rdobbins () cisco com> // 408.527.6376 voice

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