In order to do our work, our laptops can only connect to the one MF IP address that have been provided by the client. The Citrix client if for accessing the client ticketing software, so that we can process their requests. Copy/Paste greatly simplifies passing those requests to the 3270. No other access to the client network is provided (or necessary) Jack
On Mon, 17 Apr 2023 at 16:28, Farley, Peter < 0000031df298a9da-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > My comment on this is that no company who is serious about security allows > any old PC (Windows or Linux) to connect into their mainframe system. You > issue company laptops tightly controlled by the internal IT team and > provide normal TN3270 software on those laptops for mainframe access over > the encrypted company VPN network only. > > Yes, the "extra" laptops inventoried for consultants hired for short-term > work and the encrypted VPN network are an additional capital expense, but > what's the cost of the risk of a data breach? If I'm a CIO I'll gladly pay > the capital expense, and I'll bet the corporate board members would agree > (not to mention the @#$%^&* auditors). > > Peter > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf > Of Jack Zukt > Sent: Monday, April 17, 2023 9:53 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: CyberSecurity Risk > > EXTERNAL EMAIL > > Hi all, > Print screens can still be done but,as it has been said, those are images, > not text. > From what you all have said, it seems that this is the way things are going > to be. > Thank you all for your time and input. > Best wishes > Jack > > On Mon, 17 Apr 2023 at 14:41, Oscar <os...@naiandei.net> wrote: > > > El 2023-04-17 14:21, Michael Babcock escribió: > > > We also use Citrix and ours has been disabled for quite some time now. > > > > Yep, same here. We can paste to Citrix but not the other way around. > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 17, 2023 at 5:54 AM Jack Zukt <jzuk...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > >> Hi all, > > >> > > >> This is way off topic, sorry, but I am curious, so please be patient > > >> In one of the clients for which I have to work the Auditors found out > > >> that > > >> the Copy/Paste between the client Citrix session and our PCs is a risk > > >> and > > >> the client disabled the function. > > >> Has anyone else ever has such an issue? > > >> Regards, > > >> Jack > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the > addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. > If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized > representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by > e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
