David Evans wrote:
> Subject: Re: Modem share query?
BIG SNIP, (several layers deep)
> Unlike the Internet, CymruWeb is limited to bone fide NHS staff, but
> there must be tens of thousands of them in Wales. Admittedly, there
> are probably tens of millions of Internet users worldwide, but the
> people most likely to want to hack into your system to get at patient
> data will be local, so why should CymruWeb, or indeed the NHS net, be
> any safer?
>
> David
>
Just so; figures are hard to come by, but the received wisdom is
that about 10% of attacks on systems are by 'outsiders', while about
90% are from 'insiders'. And in general terms, the insiders attacks
are much more likely to be succesful.
Mike Wells
***************************************************
* M. Wells *
* 9 Hall Close *
* Bramhope *
* Leeds LS16 9JQ *
***************************************************
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
|