[plug] Security, Social Engineering, Etc

[russ]

Christian wrote:
> 
> Yes, he does place the "threat to information" from external attackers
> at 5-8% of the total. Mind you, he never clearly states where he gets
> this figure from although I suspect it might be from a survey that he
> mentions previously...  That in itself should tell you something about
> the worth of the article -- A SURVEY!!  If these assertions came from
> some relevant, empirical source then they might be worth something but
> asking a bunch of people what they think on this subject is probably
> next to meaningless (especially since we don't know who these people
> even were!).  The paper reads like something aimed at upper management,
> there is minimal detail and I didn't notice much original thought
> (although I did only skim it).

To quote from your previous message in this thread:

"Anyway, I don't really have any strong evidence or argument for my
statement but I just don't buy into the idea that most compromises are
internal."

This is your "relevant emperical source"? :)



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russ

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