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As on consultant in the areas of risk management, security, and compliance and a former USAF officer, I'm constantly amazed at the gaping holes in our defenses. In the commercial sector we have the X-Force at ISS exploring vulnerabilities everyday in the "back office" systems that power our businesses. We have tools like Elemantal Security and Compliance 360 that let you lock down the enterprise and quarantine rapidly in the event of an attack without losing all ability to communicate to the world. And like the Army technician said, the ability to leverage existing experience is right there under the noses of those who say "we're making slow and steady improvements." Why aren't they asking,"What do we need to do to have that experience and these tools implemented and ready now?" I'm sure there are constraints. I'm sure I'm oversimplifying. I'm also sure that when we wanted a man on the moon, we overcame all the challenges and accomplished the objective. I know people that can solve these problems and lock-down our systems. Call me. I'll introduce you to them.

Walt

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