and, obviously a bum's nutsack could do a better job than whoever is currently wasting that seat's space. I promise you, I would be quite willing to negotiate salary!!!
They're just now focusing on security? What...did they just recently read a blog on ZDnet about Google Apps and realize their data was gonna be "in the cloud"? When this story broke months ago, the assumption was there were iron clad contracts, policies, and controls that allowed for and covered this sort of thing.
But, if that's not the case, here are some more pointers...um, don't allow your people to login as root or local admins; filter internet traffic to some degree; purchase an antivirus solution; maybe turn on outbound filtering at the firewall level? these kinds of things
This is not Google's fail...any migration, merger, transition is going to have it's hiccups, downtime, snags. This is L.A.'s fail...I mean, really?, a third of the way through and you start having concerns about security?
This is STRIKINGLY similar to the "iPhone/iPad in the enterprise" debate...forget the fact that employees will be on facebook, games, or other BS all day....some are trying to make the case that because these devices are the latest thing, and alot of consumers have them, well then they must perfect for the enterprise! Let's not worry about the fact that they are about a secure as a half-patched Win 2k box w/ no antivirus.
Both this LA gone Google and iPad in the enterprise are perfect examples of why Fads need to be kept out of the enterprise Certainly out of government, banking, hospitals, etc.
Of course, we are talking about the government here...the same institution that won't filter employees' internet traffic because the ACLU had a hissy fit. Maybe after the TSA gets hacked, we can re-visit and reach a logical decision?
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