Washington State plugs leaks; subadministrators help Bill Allen keep tabs on sprawling PC-LAN environment.
Communications News › Vol. 28 Nbr. 1, January 1991
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Local area network
Bill Allen, data security manager for the Department of Social and Health Services for the State of Washington, has a difficult job as the department's computer system becomes more decentralized. The proliferation of local area networks and stand-alone microcomputers in the department is a trend that will result in a predicted 500 department-wide local area networks by 1995. Allen has designed a way to make network security easier, by setting up a system of sub-administrators. The department is making a transition to a System 370 environment, with some local area networks connected to the Unisys, and others to an IBM or Amdahl.See the full content of this document
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Washington State plugs leaks; subadministrators help Bill Allen keep tabs on sprawling PC-LAN environment.
WASHINGTON STATE PLUGS LEAKS
Like an onion, network security has many layers. "The object of any network security program should be to grow a program in an orderly manner while you're still small," says Bill Allen. "Each layer is supported by what is belo...See the full content of this document
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