Let’s ask Microsoft about mainframe security. They probably know more. It’s really pretty simple. If it was easy to hack the mainframe, why isn’t it being hacked? That’s where the real money is. That’s where trillions of dollars are transferred daily. Now I remember why I lurked. Too many experts who aren’t.
Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Sunday, May 12, 2019, 8:42 PM, Phil Smith III <[email protected]> wrote: Bill Johnson posted a couple more links to mainframe blog posts from a mainframe vendor-more asking the barber if you need a shave; but even ignoring that, you don't appear to have actually read the articles, Bill. The first one <https://blog.syncsort.com/2018/09/mainframe/mainframes-secure-even-more-secure/> says IBM Z is more secure because it's less common. That's not inherent security; that's like saying your car is less vulnerable because you park it far from the madding crowd. It may be *attacked* less, but that doesn't make it inherently more *secure*. The second article <https://blog.syncsort.com/2018/06/mainframe/9-mainframe-statistics/> cites a bunch of fun statistics, including repeating that many large enterprises use them. Again, that says nothing about superior technology or security: the L-word (legacy) can entirely explain this. It doesn't *have* to, but you're just not coming up with any evidence to support your position, sir. You also asked: > Can you provide evidence that says non mainframe platforms are as secure or > more secure than the mainframe? I'm not the one making claims about one technology being gooderT than another: I'm merely suggesting that there's no evidence to support your assertion that IBM Z is more secure. Asking for support of an unsubstantiated assertion is always reasonable-otherwise I can claim the moon is made of green cheese and expect you to believe it, right? .phsiii ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
