From: Mike '/m' 

On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 17:51:56 -0500, Richard B.  wrote:

>I've managed to dodge this headache for a while, but The End Is Near.
>
>The company prez wants a tablet PC and wants pretty much full network
>connectivity from wherever he is as long as there is wired or wireless
>access, i.e., from home, motels, other consultants, etc.
>
>He is NOT a power user, mainly does email and surfs the next as
>needed.  My tech and I have both been to his home and it's the usual
>mess there with spyware and viruses.  Basically I have to assume the
>worst case scenario and defend against it.
>
>I'm thinking of how I can best protect my LAN from him both when he
>connects from outside and when he comes inside, most likely not giving
>us time to thoroughly check his machine before he connects.
>
>Tips?  Resources?  Advice?  Shoot myself now?


If there is a way you can have him connect to the LAN and also be on the
"nasty" side of a firewall (not necessarily the main firewall to
the internet, but that wouldn't be a bad choice if need be), that helps a
lot.

In other words, treat his tablet as the infested machine it probably will
be. It is the enemy, don't treat it as a friend.

 /m

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