full-disclosure - Why should one buy (or not) an Appliance-based security gateway?

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Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.43.0407302131230.19925-100000@parka.winternet.com>
From: dufresne at winternet.com (Ron DuFresne)
Subject: Why should one buy (or not) an Appliance-based
 security gateway? 

	[SNIP]

>
> An often overlooked issue is that the right choice for a clued and technically
> competent site is quite often a poor choice for a site that's not able to
> get its clue together.  And there's a lot more of the latter than the former.
>

Which is also a reason some opt for another alternative and outsource
their security needs.  There are some bad as well as some darned good
companies that do security monitor/warning for those orgs that find this
their best/better alternative.

Thanks,

Ron DuFresne
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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