On Saturday, January 4, 2003, at 03:28 PM, Darrell Shandrow wrote:
> Hi Gary,
>
> So, then, the wireless network is considered to be a public network.
> Couldn't it still be used, then, so long as the traffic is
> encapsulated and
> encrypted?
>
See my previous message to Hans. You can encrypt all you want, but the
spectrum itself is not an approved transmission medium for secure
information.
Every IT auditor that has walked through my door has point-blank asked
me if I have 802.11x in use. I say 'no' - they say 'good thing'.
They red tag it immediately - vpn or no vpn. And I don't mean that
these are fly-by-night auditors... we're talking OIG, D&T, KPMG...
government and public heavy weights to name a few.
Yep, it's not convenient to lose wireless - but how inconvenient will
it be to have hundreds of thousands of patients get their identities
stolen? *shiver* Especially if it's mine or yours!!
You might really consider doing a wired solution and have it certified
by a company like Siemens or such.
Gary
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