RE: Firewalls and IS Network bodies

["Stout, William" <StoutW () pios com>]

<Disclaimer Note="Generalities follow">

Pro-MIS:
        o Network guys don't deal with O.S. on a daily basis.  
        o Network guys don't deal with user authentication/user account
management/personnel lists.
        o Network guys don't know how to tighten SMTP
        o Network guys don't know DNS, NNTP, NTP services
        o Network guys don't know compilers or how to review source

Pro-Network:
        o MIS guys don't know TCP/IP subnetting/routing/protocols.
        o MIS guys don't know packet filtering.
        o MIS guys don't know WANs
</Disclaimer>

If firewall user authentication is not yet tied with internal O.S.
authentication systems, eventually it will be.

Bill Stout
_______________________________________________________________________
 Seems all firewall companies will eventually be purchased by network
companies, or die.



> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mike van der Walt [SMTP:mvdwalt () fnb co za]
> Reply To:     Mike van der Walt [SMTP:mvdwalt () fnb co za]
> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 1997, 7:37:11
> To:   Stout, William
> Subject:      Firewalls and IS Network bodies
>
> I am trying to convince my management why a security environment should
> retain the firewall administration.  They believe that the function
> should be handed to the networking department.
>
> What are your reasons/feelings either way?  Should I agree with them or
> should I continue to fight the good fight?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
>
> <<File:smime.p7s>>
> ----- End Of Original Message -----