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Re: Skype use obligation - Security x Productivity

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Subject: Re: Skype use obligation - Security x Productivity
From: Roland Dobbins <rdobbins@cisco.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:37:05 -0700
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On Jul 18, 2007, at 7:33 AM, M.B.Jr. wrote:

They do not have
the certifications yet and the voip application use obligation may
constitute one big barrier.

How? I've never heard this argument before from anyone. I think it's a bogus argument.

It all starts like that. Like:
"yes sir, voip's great!"
Then:
"sir, why don't we provide our workforce with some voip enhanced mobile devices?
check out this nice colored folder explaining it."

This kind of thinking is one of the main reasons that users don't care about security - because instead of working to empower users to do what they need to do in a secure manner, 'security' personnel instead focus on trying to keep them from doing anything innovative or productive.

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