tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4391522908329730957.post8604126634739324020..comments2008-05-05T17:17:53.311-04:00Manu Namboodirihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16254830889604237082noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4391522908329730957.post-79336983491382512402008-05-05T17:17:53.311-04:002008-05-05T17:17:53.311-04:00No doubt there are very few organizations going to that level of dropping perimeters. However, the vision, I feel, is very real - the perimeter of the future (I like the chain link analogy!) will become less important in the while scheme of protection. I am not sure it will ever fully go away, but the focus will turn towards a data-centric model...Manu Namboodirihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16254830889604237082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4391522908329730957.post-63633862539989119632008-05-05T16:15:33.324-04:002008-05-05T16:15:33.324-04:00"the perimeter is dead"<BR/><BR/>i'll believe that when they show me that their organization has no firewall, no proxies of any kind, no inbound or outbound filtering and no router ACLs.<BR/><BR/>laptop loss and data being stolen by employees isnt even in the same category as network defenses and does NOT mean you can get rid of all the "old" perimeter security.<BR/><BR/>a more accurate analogy may be that the perimeter is now a chain link fence where things can readily be passed through by willing parties on the "protected" side but still keeps most unwanted people out.CGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11061967917509053185noreply@blogger.com