I would suggest that perhaps the CORE equipment should be located at
the PAIX, which has excellent internet connectivity and top
security. If this is desired, I could contact Paul Vixie on behalf of
CORE.
Perry
"Robert F. Connelly" writes:
> Dear Kent:
>
> I add one small item to your recommendations.
>
> Son Duane immediately proposed something like Lojack. I understand you can b
uy
> a crown with a transmitter in it from the "Spy shop" in the New York airport.
> (Also a list of dentists willing to install it!)
>
> Wouldn't it be nice to be able to see just where the units are going?
>
> Regards,
> BobC
>
>
> At 05:54 PM 2/18/98 -0800, Kent Crispin wrote:
> >On Wed, Feb 18, 1998 at 12:15:21PM -0800, Dave Crocker wrote:
> >> Folks,
> >>
> >> In light of the breakin and theft, I thought a little harder about site
> >> security. I had thought that Best was dandy. No question they are popular
> >> and I know their operation in Mountain View quite well. I assume S.F. is
> >> the same. Card keys, locked cages, hallway window into the room for
> >> staffers to view.
> >>
> >> On the other hand, visual control is not constant or even heavy.
> >>
> >> So I just called Exodus and heard a notably different description of
> >> security features. They have all the stuff Best can claim. In addition
> >> (though I don't know if there are differences in the quality of the
> cages...):
> >>
> >> 1. 24 hour guard. You get the card key each time from the guard, rather
> >> than carrying it will you, and must sign in, showing photo id.
> >>
> >> 2. Equipment coming in or going out is logged.
> >>
> >> 3. Cameras on the access. (Pretty sure Best doesn't have this.)
> >>
> >> All 3 of these points make for much stronger security than Best has.
> >>
> >> Might be worth considering. I haven't checked other providers.
> >
> >Under the circumstances, I see several choices, in order of preference.
> >
> > 1) Get Best to improve their security -- they may want to do
> > that after this incident, because really, it could have
> > happened to any of their customers. Given the value of the
> > equipment there, 24 hour attendance is not a luxury, it is a
> > necessity (I was under the impression that Best supplied this,
> > but obviously there are gaps.)
> >
> > I would think that Best might want to seriously rethink their
> > security posture -- this could have been a bomb, instead of
> > a theft. If they won't seriously improve, then I don't think
> > there is any choice but to...
> >
> > 2) ...move to someplace like Exodus. Our security auditors,
> > if they are worth anything at all, should make this point
> > strongly, and I don't think, if we are serious, that we will
> > have any choice but to follow their recommendations. We
> > have an excuse -- our final production configuration is
> > contingent on our security audit, we could say.
> >
> > 3) implement our own security measures (install alarms,
> > cameras, etc, hire a security guard). This is a distant,
> > distant, third. To be effective it would still have to
> > involve Best. We could do this, but it would be a denial of
> > reality, IMO.
> >
> >--
> >Kent Crispin, PAB Chair "No reason to get excited",
> >kent@songbird.com the thief he kindly spoke...
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> >
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