Agree. my point is that a mainframe is just another server and that you don't need to login into to damage the data.
ITschak ITschak Mugzach *|** IronSphere Platform* *|* *Information Security Continuous Monitoring for z/OS, x/Linux & IBM I **| z/VM coming soon * On Sat, Aug 12, 2023 at 11:35 PM Charles Mills <[email protected]> wrote: > The long periods of bad guy access are typical. You read most of the > breach stories the attack unfolded over weeks or months. The hackers talk > about pwning (owning) a group of servers. > > CM > > On Sat, 12 Aug 2023 16:13:12 -0400, Phil Smith III <[email protected]> > wrote: > > >ITschak Mugzach wrote, in part: > >>Remember that when pirate bay penetrated Logica, he had > >>no clue on mainframes, but was able to stay for almost 1.5 years. > > > >This falls into the category of "things I just don't get": if that had > been me, I'd've woken up every single morning wondering if this was the day > that my access would be gone, and whether there was about to be a loud > knock on the door (at least). Yes, I know, this wasn't in the U.S. so the > cops would have been less violent, but still-if I were out committing > crimes, I'd want them to be over as soon as possible so I could continue on > with my life, knowing that there was some chance of evidence leading to me, > but not with a continuous, live channel leading back to me! > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
