Outsourcing Firewalls/Internet Security count

GEIS (Adam.Safiergeis.ge.com)
Mon, 1 Dec 1997 21:20:52 -0500

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How many people received a query or had a chief security officer / CIO
express an interest outsourcing their Firewall / security management?
(Not just your CIO, which you should not admit to if he did, but service
queries as well.)

My hand is up... How about a major (but nameless) ISP wanting firewalls
managed for 100+ business clients......

Respondent Count Requests by different entities
        1 3

This is not an official survey but I will try to tally the count over a
couple weeks to see if my experience is a fluke or if there is a real
demand for outsourcing security.

Please cc: Adam.Safiergeis.ge.com with replies that include counts.

Adam S

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Edward Cracknell [SMTP:edwardsecurIT.net]
> Sent: Monday, December 01, 1997 2:44 PM
> To: Firewall Wizards (Marcus J. Ranum's new moderated mail list)
> Subject: Firewalls/Internet Security - TNG
>
> So, firewall development is slowing/stopped. Intrusion detection is
> the
> future.....then where?
>
> Always looking a few steps ahead, there are some great intrusion
> detection products around. Still the intelligence to configure the
> filters, or interpret the output is required, but what about 'Remote
> Security Management'?
>
> What I explicitly mean by this is a VERY trusted third party receiving
> and responding to alerts via a secure link to the internal LAN.
> Customer
> worries like keeping up to date, knowing what is an intrusion pattern
> etc. are removed. The customer has a 'team' of experts for the price
> (annual fee) of one guy/gal.
>
> Surely this approach has real merit to all involved? Especially the
> customer.
>
> Looking forward to your comments
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> Edward Cracknell - <edwardSecurIT.net>
> Independent Consultant with a cool domain-name!
>
>

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