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Security vs usability and open communication
by nGenera on 2008-03-16 11:23 PM read 71 times |
If you have not already seen it this post by Scott is helpful:
BSG Alliance - Communication strengths of a Hub (aka e.laborate)
As Scott mentions, e.laborate is not really designed with a "security first" mindset. It is more focused on making it easy to share rather than protecting and restricting information flow. Many others take that approach (I came from the classified data world...) , and they tend to build expensive software that few people actually use, or they build expensive and restrictive "walls" around more accessible software.
I empathize with the need for secure communication and certainly we could help the Financial Services sector customers build "walled" installations of e.laborate, but we should be careful we don't try to offer e.laborate as something it is not.
That said, Jeff and I are very happy to talk about customer needs in this area along with how many of those customers exist and what they might be willing to pay to get the tools they need.