Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 06:54:27 -0400 (EDT) From: mwlucas@exceptionet.com To: security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Security Ceritfication for individuals Message-ID: <199906021054.GAA05703@easeway.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.10.9906021841190.390-100000@primrose.isrc.qut.edu.au> from Gary Gaskell at "Jun 2, 99 06:43:47 pm"
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Oh, vendor "security" training has its uses. You learn how to operate that one product. If the product has a poorly-designed interface, or is full of hideous quirks (i.e., Checkpoint on NT), that's invaluable. But it has nothing to do with security. When people use vendor certification as their main selling point, it's time to run. ==ml > Agreed. I've seen some sharks that claim that they've been certified by > their firewall vendor. One even claimed he was certified to train people > in a particular firewall product, and this man let through all UDP and > could not figure out how to allow return traffic without letting in SYN > packets for high ports! hence I see vendor certification as a load of > rubbish, possibly save that of Cisco. > > Gary > -- Michael Lucas | Exceptionet, Inc. | www.exceptionet.com "Exceptional Networking" | To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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