Edited Edupage, 29 Feb 1996

["E. ALLEN SMITH" <EALLENSMITH@ocelot.Rutgers.EDU>]

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	The below has some relevance for the discussion on firewalls vs
encryption. It seems to give evidence for the needed solution being either
firewalls and encryption (external _and_ internal) or encryption alone.

>NO SAFETY ON THE NET
>A recent survey of businesses found nearly one in four are staying away from
>the Internet because they worry about electronic security breaches.  For
>instance, Merrill Lynch refuses to use the Net for any "value-bearing"
>business and has doubts about allowing customers to link up via the
>Internet.  Meanwhile, if your company uses an Intranet, you're not immune to
>security problems -- experts estimate that as much as 80% of all security
>losses are committed by company insiders.  The technical staff manager at
>Bell Labs notes:  "Our firewall keeps the bad guys out.  But you can't say
>there aren't bad guys inside the company."  (Information Week 19 Feb 96 p34)

	The below is worrisome; I am willing to bet that the European
governments might try to require it, and that the US might follow suit if the
CDA gets tossed out (analogous to the V-chip). I'll send a further message
after I've analyzed the rating system in question a bit more.

>SELF-PATROLLING THE WEB
>The World Wide Web Consortium is pushing the Web page rating system that it
>developed in cooperation with the Platform for Internet Content Selection, a
>group of 22 online firms.  Operators at about 20,000 Web sites have already
>coded themselves using the Internet Relay System, which is similar to the
>rating system for films.  To rate your Web site, go to the SafeSurf site at
>< http://www.safesurf.com/ > and fill out the form that helps them come up
>with a rating.  PICS members plan to pitch the system to European
>governments in an effort to avoid continental content restrictions.
>(Investor's Business Daily 28 Feb 96 A6)

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