Re: Telnet concerns from auditors -- MIDRANGE-L

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In all fairness, this risk is lower now than it used to be due to the
use of network switches.

With a switch instead of a hub, the only packets that get sent down a
users wire are the ones destined for his/her PC.

Charles

On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 3:04 PM, David Gibbs <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Jim Franz wrote:

I would think many other options like browser http (not https), .asp, php,
etc are just an insecure as telnet? What am I missing?

Your quite correct Jim ... it all depends on how much you think your organization is at risk from tech savvy employees putting network sniffers on the line.

david

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