[Dshield] Security assurance for less obvious platforms

[Darren Spruell]

On Dec 6, 2007 4:15 AM, Jeff Lake <jlake at kcso.org> wrote:
> Frank Knobbe wrote:
> > On Sun, 2007-12-02 at 23:21 -0800, Abuse wrote:
> >> If the computer stores high value data then it will be a target otherwise not.
> >
> > Besides the sensitivity of data contained on a system, you also have to
> > consider the available of such system. It might not store sensitive
> > data, but the health of the system and the fact that it's operating
> > might be vital to your business. <snip>
>
> Or, it might not be storing sensitive data itself, but it might have
> unrestricted access to machines that do!

All good points, but I'm trying to get something around resources that
exist for securing these systems. Most of what is in the mainstream
concerns platforms that are mainstream.

I'm already clear on the CIA aspects and value of the data and
availability. It's high, and the threat profile isn't critical for the
questions I'm asking.

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Darren Spruell
phatbuckett at gmail.com