realpath(3) et al

[Chris Odell]

  Corporations - INTERNET Companies...

  If you look at the big picture, having a O.S. that has been audited
for issues would actually be cost effective for them. Having to patch a
machine that is in service causes downtime. 

  Lets see - 

  Each machine takes ten (10) minutes of human work to drop into single
user mode and install new binaries/kernels   
 
  The company has one thousand (1000) machines

  That comes to ten thousand (10000) minutes, broken down to hours - 167
Hours

  The average admin say is making forty five (45) dollars a hour - over
$7000.00 - not including taxes paid by employer.

  So if one hundred fifty companies donated one thousand dollars (1000)
it would save them downtime, payroll, and taxes.

  Just a rough estimate and my 2 cents


Chris Odell
chris at redstarnetworks.net


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-freebsd-security at freebsd.org
[mailto:owner-freebsd-security at freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Devon H. O'Dell
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 7:42 AM
To: 'Brooks Davis'
Cc: security at freebsd.org
Subject: RE: realpath(3) et al


Okay, so where do we begin with taking contributions?

Devon

> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: owner-freebsd-security at freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd- 
> security at freebsd.org] Namens Brooks Davis
> Verzonden: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 4:38 PM
> Aan: Devon H. O'Dell
> CC: security at freebsd.org
> Onderwerp: Re: realpath(3) et al
> 
> On Tue, Aug 12, 2003 at 10:24:16AM +0200, Devon H. O'Dell wrote:
> > What sorts of security standards commissions are there, how much 
> > does getting "standards certified" cost, and where should we start?
> 
> I think the ballpark number I heard for a minimal certification under 
> Common Criteria was $1.5m.
> 
> -- Brooks

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