This story appears in the
January 1996 issue of
Entrepreneur.
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As the number of individuals and companies traveling on the
information superhighway increases, so do the incidents of
computer-related crimes. Is your system at risk?
Only if your computer is set up with a two-way connection to the
Internet, says Ted Beck, MIS manager for DeVilbiss Air Power Co., a
manufacturing company in Jackson, Tennessee. "If you just log
on to the Internet through a service provider, it's like
walking into a shop, looking around and walking out. No one else on
the 'Net can get into your system" Beck Explains.
However a computer system with a two-way Internet connection
should be independent of the system that contains confidential
information. If that's not possible, Beck advise, install
"fire wall" software that crates a barricade which
outsiders can't cross.
When programming your fire wall, Beck adds, make sure at least
two people know the configuration. This prevents an employee from
setting up a break in the wall that he or she may use later.
Contact Source
Devilbiss Air Power Co., 213 Industrial Dr., Jackson, TN
38301, (901) 423-7009;