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Web 2.0 is all about openness and freedomBy Emmanuel the 4 June 2007 at 8:11 am
Category : Once Upon a Time..., Uncategorized
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“Web 2.0 is all about openness and freedom,” said Kris Lamb, a director with IBM’s Internet Security Systems, in an interview at Interop. “You’re really tearing down the traditional barriers that have kept companies safe. What does security mean for Web 2.0 when you can’t make really clear distinctions between ‘this is what we allow to happen,’ and ‘this is what we don’t allow.’”
As more companies deploy cool Web 2.0 technologies, careful planning is required to avoid new kinds of security problems.
Web 2.0 isn’t just for the likes of MySpace and YouTube anymore. Mainstream companies are catching the fever, ramping up their Web sites and creating communities of their customers.
The only problem is, they might be rushing headlong into something that could put their network — and their customers — at risk.
“They’ve got to think about security,” said Lamb. “It can’t be an afterthought. It has to be part of a larger decision-making process If it’s not, there’s a lot of risk.”
How do you (or your company) deal with these issues?
