John P Baker wrote:
No, I would not use a courier.
On the other hand, it would be a simple matter to have encrypted the data on
the tapes.
It is nothing less than "grossly irresponsible" to ship this type of data in
an unencrypted format.
Others already mentioned that virtually nobody encrypt mainframe tapes
(because of lack of technology, technical and organizational problems
and others).
I would say more: encrypted tapes can be decrypted. It's a matter of
time and money (how many PC machines do you use for that).
Reading mainframe tapes is also matter of money - not every PFSCK has
over 50k$ tape system at daddy's garage.
Last but not least: disclosure of the data, even bank data usually is
not very profitable or interesting.
I remember some 'scandals' with printouts dropped with 'regular' garbage
and then found by someone. Usually customers were not very excited with
that.
BTW: How about printouts ? I read K.Mitnick's book - he didn't decrypt
tape data, even didn't read stolen tapes. He browsed trascans.
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Radoslaw Skorupka
Lodz, Poland
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