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echo: barktopus
to: Mike N.
from: Geo.
date: 2007-02-17 17:55:30
subject: Re: Smokers may be the weak IT security link

From: "Geo." 

So I guess people who go out for lunch are a problem as well?

Geo.

"Mike N."  wrote in message
news:d0hct2lq136506a1d7dkt72akrgvnqifus{at}4ax.com...
> "Where there's smoke, there's a door. A U.K. security company is warning
> that smokers may impact IT security, leaving open doors that could let in
> intruders who could abuse a company's network.
>
> It may sound slightly far-fetched. But a penetration tester from NTA
> Monitor, a company based in Rochester, England, gained access to a
> professional services company outside London that way, said Roy Hills,
> technical director.  "
>
> http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/02/16/HNsmokersweaklink_1.html

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