Security will move to the network, pardon me, will be plastered all over the network, according to Cisco CEO John Chambers. He has been saying that for a while now, but this year at his keynote at RSA Conference came up with the perfect analogy: a network should be like the human body: different devices working together to further the stability and well being of the overall network.

It's hardly a misconception anymore that security stops at the perimeter. And as the world's leading router and switch manufacturer, Cisco is certainly in a good position to use its hold on the network to stop badware.

But that very dominance is also cause for concern. You don't want to create a single point of failure – even Cisco routers have occasional security bugs. I'm not saying that we shouldn't trust Cisco, but we also should rely on the router vendor too much.

Tags: Cisco, John chambers, rsa 2006, RSA conference, security

16 Feb 2006