Security Ripcord

I have recently posted a question to the Security Catalyst Community.

I believe that it is becoming more and more clear that our biggest problems in security are vulnerabilities being exploited through the vector of the end-user. I think that it is becoming more and more obvious that the root cause of this problem is the extraneous, and perhaps unnecessary, amounts of processing power and program capabilities that are supplied to these users. Although hardening installations, limiting permissions, detailed policies, and user awareness do have an effect, I am starting to get the feeling that the ultimate solution is going to be reducing the exposure through strict control of the resources made available. Although not a new concept, thin clients solutions are capable in most operating systems in addition to the similar third party solutions such as Citrix (there are probably more but this is the only one I know off the top of my head).

I would like to know about people’s opinions on thin clients and their place in businesses. I think it would also be curious to see what people think about the circular nature of this as it is very similar to the way main frames operated. Do you feel that industries will move in this direction only to eventually sift back to the current situation?

We should get many interesting responses and you can read them by navigating to the original thread. Registration is required, but well worth it.

I have also decided to create Security Ripcord Poll on this subject for those who do not wish to navigate to the forum but would like to provide a quick opinion. And please, if you feel that I have the wrong impression of thin clients and their capabilities or effectiveness in a business environment, please leave a comment to help educate me and your fellow readers.

Enjoy.

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Go forth and do good things,Don C. Weber

SCC, Citrix, Security Ripcord, thin clients

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