http://security.itworld.com/nl/security_strat/11112003/
Even a relatively small network (one with, say, 20 hosts) which is connected to the InterNet can benefit from the security staff (or person) having a security laboratory. This need not be elaborate -- some obsolete hosts and connecting gear -- but can be an invaluable tool for testing solutions, as this article makes clear.
More on security testing labs [including cost issues] from:
http://www.geekspeed.net/~beetle/download/attacklab.html
http://www.giac.org/practical/GSEC/Greene_Paul_GSEC.pdf
This information has obvious application in just about any educational environment where information technology security is being taught.
Posted by jho at November 11, 2003 05:54 PM