A false sense of security Managers obsess over the lack of security for Internet-based networks, but networks based on frame relay pose their own risks By Julie Bort hen it comes to security, network managers need to think outside the Internet box. True, frame relay users don't suffer from the high quantities of well-publicized hacks that occur with the Internet. Don't count on it, say industry experts.
Frame relay uses switches where information is shared across a series of leased lines.
Sometimes these lines are not even controlled by the service provider. They just trust their providers. Compared with the Internet, which is open and insecure by design, it's easy to see why network managers feel that their data is safe on another public network. If I'm on a public network, I'm with god knows how many tens of millions of users and a lot of hackers. It's trivial to launch an attack on the Internet.