Realtime Windows Server Opinion Question #9: If you could implement a security product today to protect your network, which would it be? If none exists, what security product do you wish did?
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If you could implement a security product today to protect your network, which would it be? If none exists, what security product do you wish did?
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I would like to introduce a "panic" button that automatically can disconnect a section of the network or disconnect connection to and from the outside world.
Does one exist? If so what is it called?
Posted by: Stuart | October 3, 2007 5:18 AM
Funny you should mention that. I talked about just a think in my "Whassup with WSUS?" story last month in Redmond Magazine. I'm not sure if one exists as a "red button" function, but there is likely some programmatic capabilities you can do with carefully built SNMP and/or proprietary scripting built into your networking gear. Notwithstanding, I agree that its a great idea.
Posted by: Greg Shields | October 3, 2007 9:55 AM
"carefully built" now that is the problem. We have a Red Button to
- kill power on a Data Centre
- empty a building (fire alarm)
- security a building (dropping the external gates)
- put a build on full alert
So why do we also leave access to our systems open from the internet!
Posted by: Stuart | October 4, 2007 3:17 AM