How important is IM? was RE: How important is the PSTN

Sat Jun 29 02:34:50 UTC 2002

In message <Pine.GSO.4.40.0206282129130.7026-100000 at clifden.donelan.com>, Sean 
Donelan writes:
>
>
>Despite what security people say, if you are going to use e-mail, the web
>or IM, the question is how can you do it safely?  Heck, I read a recent
>article how even the US military is starting to use a version of IM for
>its battlefield coordination of activity.
>

While "just say no" sometimes applies, competent security understand 
the concept of "business need".  You're absolutely right about this:

> So instead of just saying no, how about coming up with same ways to
> solve the how to do it securely.

		--Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb (me)
		http://www.wilyhacker.com ("Firewalls" book)