Looking ahead

I've now been in my current position for almost six months. I've got a pretty good handle on our network infrastructure and the various points of contact within the business units. One of my resolutions for the new year is to conduct a complete firewall-access control list audit in order to fully understand what kinds of holes we have in our environment. It's definitely not an easy task, and finding the time to do this may be very challenging for me. I might hire a contractor for a few weeks to either conduct the audit for me or at least provide me with a meaningful picture of our firewall infrastructure.

What do you think?

This week's journal is written by a real security manager, "Mathias Thurman," whose name and employer have been disguised for obvious reasons. Contact him at mathias_thurman@yahoo.com, or join the discussion in our forum at computerworld.com/forums.