There is a growing collection of companies touting their product as the 'ultimate post Sept. 11' security solution. Bleary-eyed administrators are asking, "How has my security changed since September 11?"
Following on the heels of applying the patch Fred Rica style (see www.infosecnews.com/opinion/2002/04/17_04.htm), the SNMP vulnerability has loomed into view as the next procrastinating administrator’s nightmare.
It is increasingly disturbing to me that individuals of a certain prominence use their vexing ability to understand complex computations to scare the living heck out of the rest of us humble folks.