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Re: OpEd Security practices

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Larry Diffey)
Wed Oct 17 03:33:00 2001

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From: "Larry Diffey" <ldiffey@technologyforward.com>
To: "Sean Donelan" <sean@donelan.com>, <nanog@merit.edu>
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 00:28:31 -0700
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The whole article can be summed up in an old aphorism: Locks only keep out
honest people.

Larry Diffey
I speak for my employer because I am my employer.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Sean Donelan" <sean@donelan.com>
To: <nanog@merit.edu>
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 2:15 PM
Subject: OpEd Security practices


>
>
> I read this OpEd piece today, and it captures many of the discussions
> I've had with people during the last month.
>
>
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ucrr/20011013/cm/security_in_the_homeland_--_a_
tough_job_1.html
>
> I highly recommend Charlie Schnabolk's book, Physical Security: Practices
> and Technology.  Its one of several I've found very helpful in trying
> to understand security.  Hiring ex-cops is one facet of security, but
> there is more to security than big guys with guns.  In today's world
> you need a multi-disciplinary group handling security.
>


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