[2700] in WWW Security List Archive
Re: DOS and Macro Virus Discussion
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (John C. Pavao)
Mon Aug 19 20:21:18 1996
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 1996 16:52:00 -0700
From: "John C. Pavao" <pavaojc@rixix.sod.eds.com>
To: www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu
Errors-To: owner-www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu
Chris Garrigues wrote:
>
> It is (or should be) part of the job of sysadmins to make certain that
> managers understand the implications of ignoring the security issues. There's
> a local startup who I did some contracting with *after* his site was broken
> into by a disgruntled former employee (former sysadmin, actually) and all the
> disks reformatted. Needless to say, he's be at least $100,000 richer today if
> he'd been concerned about security somewhat sooner.
>
No backups? That's pretty ridiculous. Sounds like he had worse
problems than security, like maybe the need for a good sysadmin.
Of course it is job of sysadmins to make certain that managers
understand the implications of ignoring the security issues. I didn't
say it wasn't.
> > (Opinions expressed are solely my own and are in no way to be connected
> > to my employer.)
>
> Well...if your employer doesn't agree with you on your interpretation of what
> management wants, then why are you making these claims?
I am not the company spokesman. I do not speak for my company.
Sometimes we agree. Other times we don't. I want that to be clear. It
didn't seem confusing when I wrote it.
