At one place, the Web servers lived behind a firewall, surrounded by all the other stuff that's supposed to keep it safe from potential bad guys. All of that was then locked away in the computer center behind a great big door. As did anyone who happened to wander back there after having had a bad day with the boss. Much of the driving force behind the Herculean efforts put into security systems seems to be an effort to placate the egos of middle and upper management, who really want to believe that there are evil forces afoot, planning to abscond with their valuable data files. Spy couriers carry their documents in exploding briefcases.
Banks tuck a packet of exploding dye in their moneybags.
This message will self-destruct in 5 seconds. Have a nice day, Mr. Phelps. In a previous incarnation, I was in engineering. I had the opportunity to work with a security expert who was an ex-government spook. His approach to security was twofold.