So, while I was perusing the Wootable Awards for CES 2008 I happened upon an advertisement from WebEx. It read just like the one to the right — oh wait, it was the one to the right. I’m not sure about anyone else who works in security, IT, or for any company where company data is important but this is difficult to look at. Don’t get me wrong, I think that WebEx makes a great product. I’ve used it at my companies and I’ve used it to share data with clients. I also understand that they are trying to pull in the guy who has no control over his network security and just wants to get his information out there but this is a scary thought for those of us who need to protect said data each and every day.
I know that most companies today have at least a simple firewall installed on their internet edge and some even have a DMZ where they put their email servers and web servers (not many it turns out). But many companies don’t use any sort of content filtering or application level firewall that can help block unwanted things like sharing your precious information with the world and a $49/month WebEx account.
So please, make sure that you take 5 minutes today and take a look at what you allow to run inside your network. No matter how strong your firewall is on the internet, it still can’t block the stupidity of people who run things that have the ability to “leap the internet securely, through any firewall.”
