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RE: [Full-Disclosure] Top 15 Reasons Why Admins Use Security Scan ners

Subject: RE: [Full-Disclosure] Top 15 Reasons Why Admins Use Security Scan ners
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 13:04:33 -0700 (PDT)
And you know something, Chris...that's fine.  Really. 
I just left a position in the private sector w/ a
company that was audited over a dozen times a year by
various customers.  Even their external auditors (ie,
*not* customers) were clueless when it comes to IT or
security.  One audit did include a knowledgeable
security professional on staff...but just one.  

But there's also another way to look at the original
comment...security is a process.  Running a
vulnerability scanner isn't a process...it's a
point-in-time check, a snapshot.  A good IT security
auditor won't focus on the fact that certain systems
have vulnerabilities...he or she will focus on *why*
they have the vulnerabilities.

I believe many true IT Security Auditors out there
would agree that your wrong on this one.

-How will I ever pass my IT Security Audits?
 
Don't worry about it...most audits don't seem to
have
an IT background, and even when they do, they
don't
take the time to understand your business
processes or
your network infrastructure.



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