RE: Management of ISA?

  • From: "John Tolmachoff \(Lists\)" <johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "'[ISAserver.org Discussion List]'" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:37:21 -0800

Since when is a firewall not a security device. End of conversation.

John Tolmachoff
Engineer/Consultant/Owner
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> I know I've probably asked this before, but we've got a bit of turmoil
> between our Network team and Information Security.  Which Group should
> manage ISA?  Our Network team is not security minded, have no interest in
> security and are not disciplined in any way.  I know I may sound biased,
> but in Information Security we have had ISA Server 2000 running with Surf
> Control and no downtimes for about 2 years.  It's constantly patched,
> updated (we currently have ISA Server 2004 in testing), logs reviewed,
> etc.  Anyway, I got blindsided yesterday.  The Network team feels it is
> more of a network device as opposed to a security device and want to take
> over administration.  Our Director has asked that we prepare something
> that demonstrates where ISA should belong.  So, I thought I would ask the
> experts.  Side note - Unfortunately, we only use ISA as an authenticating
> proxy and limited firewall.  The network team has yet to build ISA into
> their architecture.
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