While it’s a nasty pill to swallow for old-line security folks, the perimeter isn’t what it used to be. The days when a company could hide behind its firewall and feel secure are gone. Pockets of resistance to that notion still exist, but the message is getting through to security pros. “It’s a painful message to receive if you’re someone in traditional information security,” Hugh Thompson, senior vice president and chief security strategist at Blue Coat Systems told TechNewsWorld.
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A Porous Perimeter Perplexes Security Pros
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. February 19, 2013 05:00 AMWhile it’s a nasty pill to swallow for old-line security folks, the perimeter isn’t what it used to be. The days when a company could hide behind its firewall and feel secure are gone. Pockets of resistance to that notion still exist, but the message is getting through to security pros. “It’s a painful message to receive if you’re someone in traditional information security,” Hugh Thompson, senior vice president and chief security strategist at Blue Coat Systems told TechNewsWorld.