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Network Security Cure Worse Than the Disease

By , About.com GuideJuly 20, 2003

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| Commentary | As is common in IT these days, paranoia over network security creates more problems than it solves. British Telecom's reaction to a Cisco router flaw is the textbook example. "In trying to prevent a DoS attack they [BT] have managed to deny service to thousands of users." Oops!
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