All of these problems, and more, can also be addressed by a thorough program of internal network security and education. Make no mistake – we do not think such ideas are a substitute for a firewall in a high-threat environment. But they can and will slow down the rate of any penetration attempts, regardless of their origin.
Predictor: Bellovin, Steven M.
Prediction, in context:In their 1994 book “Firewalls and Internet Security,” Steven Bellovin and William Cheswick write: ”All of these issues will become much more serious as ISDN is deployed. Workstations with integral ISDN ports are already being shipped, and some support PPP as a standard feature. The problem of enforcing a simple edict against modems is now much worse; people will connect their machines to their phone lines, because some of them will want to use the nifty phone management software. And once the jack is in place, itÕs so simple to start making high-speed data calls, especially when the official modem pools are still stuck at 14.4 Kbps. All of these problems, and more, can also be addressed by a thorough program of internal network security and education. Make no mistake – we do not think such ideas are a substitute for a firewall in a high-threat environment. But they can and will slow down the rate of any penetration attempts, regardless of their origin.”
Date of prediction: January 1, 1994
Topic of prediction: Communication
Subtopic: Security/Encryption
Name of publication: Firewalls and Internet Security
Title, headline, chapter name: Chapter 14: Where Do We Go From Here?
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.wilyhacker.com/1e/
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