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I found this funny at how things work at this company:
The name has been altered to protect against Rogue websearches by the company in question...
Amazing how these internal memos are so "dumbed-down" for the lowest common denominator in the company....
corporations at work....
Ok, knock it off ...
Rogue access points reappear at In-Hel
Posted September 22, 2004; WW39
From Information Services and Technology Group
After a successful campaign to eliminate them in 2003, 窶徨ogue窶 wireless access points (APs) are beginning to appear again at In-Hel. And as wireless-equipped PCs proliferate, some employees are beginning to experiment with peer-to-peer (P2P) networking. Both of these practices are in violation of In-Hel security policy. Discontinue the use of rogues and P2P networks now, before your business group gets hit with a whopping fine.
窶彝ogue窶 wireless access points
Wireless access points must be authorized and installed by the Information Services and Technology Group (ISTG). Other APs are known as rogues and represent a serious information security risk to In-Hel. Labs have legitimate testing and development needs that involve wireless APs. All such experimental equipment must be authorized by ISTG in a Cohabitation Agreement. The rest is subject to disconnection, confiscation, and a fine.
Peer-to-peer networks
Substantial numbers of wireless-equipped PCs now exist in the In-Hel environment. Some employees are beginning to experiment with P2P networking. P2P architecture allows hardware and software to function on a network without requiring servers. It is commonly used in home networks and in some Internet software applications such as Groove* and Napster*.
An In-Hel-managed PC should never be connected P2P with a non-In-Hel-managed system (NIMS) for file transfer. This prohibition includes connecting to supplier notebooks for file transfer. P2P is an inherently insecure architecture. There is also a risk of 窶彙ridging,窶 that is, of giving the NIMS access to the In-Hel network, jeopardizing the security of In-Hel intellectual property.
Penalties for violating security policy
Both rogue APs and P2P networking have the potential to compromise all information available on the In-Hel network. ISTG routinely scans the In-Hel environment for rogue APs and P2P networks. When a security violation of this type is identified, ISTG notifies the employee, the manager, and the business group vice president. A fine of $2,500 to cover the cost of removal will be charged to the offending employee窶冱 business unit. The equipment may be confiscated.
The name has been altered to protect against Rogue websearches by the company in question...
Amazing how these internal memos are so "dumbed-down" for the lowest common denominator in the company....
corporations at work....
Ok, knock it off ...
Rogue access points reappear at In-Hel
Posted September 22, 2004; WW39
From Information Services and Technology Group
After a successful campaign to eliminate them in 2003, 窶徨ogue窶 wireless access points (APs) are beginning to appear again at In-Hel. And as wireless-equipped PCs proliferate, some employees are beginning to experiment with peer-to-peer (P2P) networking. Both of these practices are in violation of In-Hel security policy. Discontinue the use of rogues and P2P networks now, before your business group gets hit with a whopping fine.
窶彝ogue窶 wireless access points
Wireless access points must be authorized and installed by the Information Services and Technology Group (ISTG). Other APs are known as rogues and represent a serious information security risk to In-Hel. Labs have legitimate testing and development needs that involve wireless APs. All such experimental equipment must be authorized by ISTG in a Cohabitation Agreement. The rest is subject to disconnection, confiscation, and a fine.
Peer-to-peer networks
Substantial numbers of wireless-equipped PCs now exist in the In-Hel environment. Some employees are beginning to experiment with P2P networking. P2P architecture allows hardware and software to function on a network without requiring servers. It is commonly used in home networks and in some Internet software applications such as Groove* and Napster*.
An In-Hel-managed PC should never be connected P2P with a non-In-Hel-managed system (NIMS) for file transfer. This prohibition includes connecting to supplier notebooks for file transfer. P2P is an inherently insecure architecture. There is also a risk of 窶彙ridging,窶 that is, of giving the NIMS access to the In-Hel network, jeopardizing the security of In-Hel intellectual property.
Penalties for violating security policy
Both rogue APs and P2P networking have the potential to compromise all information available on the In-Hel network. ISTG routinely scans the In-Hel environment for rogue APs and P2P networks. When a security violation of this type is identified, ISTG notifies the employee, the manager, and the business group vice president. A fine of $2,500 to cover the cost of removal will be charged to the offending employee窶冱 business unit. The equipment may be confiscated.
