http://www.mckeay.net/2008/08/25/its-a-bad-idea-to-encourage-amrit/ The views of one man on security, privacy and anything else that catches his attention. The views expressed on this blog do not reflect the views of my employer or anyone other than myself. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:45:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.mckeay.net/2008/08/25/its-a-bad-idea-to-encourage-amrit/comment-page-1/#comment-3251 Eric Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:18:41 +0000 http://www.mckeay.net/2008/08/25/its-a-bad-idea-to-encourage-amrit/#comment-3251 I agree with most of his article. The only thing I had to add is how we let vendors influence security. In other words, the useless magazines that are shoved down our throats telling us how "Product XYZ can resolve all our security needs". Oh, and the "the big idea in security is to distribute our security environment", followed by next months, "the big idea in security is to consolidate your environment". Lastly, let us not forget the arbitrary awards and props they give to random products. :) I agree with most of his article. The only thing I had to add is how we let vendors influence security. In other words, the useless magazines that are shoved down our throats telling us how “Product XYZ can resolve all our security needs”. Oh, and the “the big idea in security is to distribute our security environment”, followed by next months, “the big idea in security is to consolidate your environment”. Lastly, let us not forget the arbitrary awards and props they give to random products.

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