[funsec] CSOs Still Clinging to Firewalls

[Paul Ferguson]

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"Hello, Corporate Security Weenies. Please get with the program."

Via CSO Online.

[snip]

Although attracting support worldwide, American businesses aren’t
necessarily buying into the Jericho Forum’s urging to rely less on
hardened perimeter security -- firewalls and intrusion detection -- in
favor of tougher internal security.

The forum, which is made up of CSOs from some of the largest international
corporations, says it sees growing adoption of its once-radical idea that
businesses should reduce dependence on firewalls as a way to defend against
Internet threats. Nearly half -- 45% -- of those polled by the forum say
they are implementing network security that complies with forum
recommendations.

Forty-eighty percent say they agree strongly that such a security
realignment actually improves their companies’ ability to do business,
according to a survey of forum members. About half the members responded to
the survey, 64% European and 29% American.

[snip]

More:
http://www2.csoonline.com/blog_view.html?CID=33173

- - ferg

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