Re: OT Boeing flight software

The result of the perpetual drive to do everything faster and cheaper. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Friday, February 28, 2020, 10:24 AM, scott Ford wrote: Mike, Reminds me of this whole Agile process that’s being used. Incomplete thinking, not like a lot of old timer Sysprogs, who had

Re: Peter Relson Article

Nice article. Wife and I are huge fans of this photographer and have some of his pieces. Think he’s the best, maybe ever, wildlife photographer. https://www.mangelsen.com/  Bill Johnson  Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Tuesday, November 12, 2019, 2:15 PM, Wayne Bickerdike wrote

Re: I saw 7 new college mainframe hires!

There are still a lot of mainframes. The last conference I went to, I noticed quite a few people under 40 in attendance.  Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Sunday, November 10, 2019, 2:36 PM, Tom Brennan wrote: Last week I was invited to an IBM z15 meeting for a particular customer.   The

MicroFocus server to send a dump?

Anyone have the server IP address to send a dump to Microfocus? TIA -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: How make a zFS file system mount "permanent"?

BPXPRM00 in parmlib usually. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Thursday, October 24, 2019, 3:16 PM, Charles Mills wrote: Sorry – I know this is an incredibly naïve question. I got my VSAM LDS defined and successfully mounted as a zFS path. Imagine my surprise when the mount went away at IP

Re: Migrate MQ from 7.0.1 to 9.1

My understanding was you needed to be on v7.1 to migrate to a more recent version. This chart seems to support that. https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/aimsupport/resource/MQ_migration/WMQ_Migration.pdf?lang=en   Back when I supported MQ, I had to migrate from v7.0.1 to v7.1 before

Re: Capital One Data Breach-100 Million Customers affected

She breached an incorrectly configured firewall. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Tuesday, July 30, 2019, 7:48 PM, Edward Finnell <000248cce9f3-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/07/29/capital-one-data-breach-2019-millions-affected-new-breach

Re: Shopz product orders will NOT be available between August 16, 2019 and August 22, 2019 inclusively

Kurt to the rescue! Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Thursday, July 25, 2019, 8:50 AM, Kurt Quackenbush wrote: On 7/24/2019 3:55 PM, Tony Harminc wrote: > Really...? That sounds very convenient - certainly for those of us using > zPDTs. But in the "Preparaing to use Internet service retriev

Re: Disquieting comment in a Wall Street Journal article.

Branches closing? Not according to the WSJ.  https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-bank-branch-is-dyingjust-not-at-these-banks-1529055000   Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Tuesday, July 2, 2019, 4:39 PM, Clark F. Morris wrote: An opinion piece by Irving Wladawsky-Berger, a contributor to the Wal

Re: Dataset encryption question

If they have access to HLQ1.data and the encryption key. Why would they need to copy it to another dataset? Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Friday, June 28, 2019, 7:39 AM, Mark Jacobs <0224d287a4b1-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: Outside of using dataset conditional access rules

Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

Yeah, should know that. Directly involved. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Saturday, June 22, 2019, 10:48 PM, David Spiegel wrote: *HIPAA On 2019-06-22 12:40, Bill Johnson wrote: > Up to 10k per HIPPA violation. > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > > > On Saturd

Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

Up to 10k per HIPPA violation. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Saturday, June 22, 2019, 11:59 AM, Donald Blake wrote: If a company can't afford to do computing correctly, and that includes doing it securely, they shouldn't have computers in house in the first place. Particularly medical re

Re: Fwd: Cyber-Heist That Impacted Millions Bankrupts Medical Debt Collector (Mainframe related)

And health care. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Tuesday, June 18, 2019, 11:51 PM, Paul Gilmartin <000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: On Wed, 19 Jun 2019 00:35:53 +, Bill Johnson wrote: >I would only trust the cloud (and suppliers) with my music and p

Re: Fwd: Cyber-Heist That Impacted Millions Bankrupts Medical Debt Collector (Mainframe related)

Banks, insurance, and major retailers. Companies whose business is dependent on security. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Tuesday, June 18, 2019, 11:51 PM, Paul Gilmartin <000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: On Wed, 19 Jun 2019 00:35:53 +, Bill Johnson wrot

Re: Fwd: Cyber-Heist That Impacted Millions Bankrupts Medical Debt Collector (Mainframe related)

I would only trust the cloud (and suppliers) with my music and photos. My financial stuff is on the mainframe. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Tuesday, June 18, 2019, 8:25 PM, Mark Regan wrote: >From the article: ... Fuchs said the company, which he founded in 1977, originally had its ow

Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

frames? > > Charles > > > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Bill Johnson > Sent: Monday, June 17, 2019 2:08 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: mainframe hacking "success

Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

terminals were the only connection. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Monday, June 17, 2019, 11:07 PM, Charles Mills wrote: Were there once 4 million mainframes? Charles -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Bill

Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

, 2019, 4:48 PM, R.S. wrote: W dniu 2019-05-13 o 02:42, Phil Smith III pisze: > 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 rea

Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

Agree 100% and have never seen a shop that does. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Wednesday, June 5, 2019, 9:29 PM, Jones, Phil <02379a6d81f2-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: At the risk of being controversial, I think that any z/OS site that allows general utility access to the R

Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

Correct Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Wednesday, June 5, 2019, 12:25 PM, R.S. wrote: W dniu 2019-06-04 o 18:52, Clark Morris pisze: > [Default] On 4 Jun 2019 08:56:03 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main > 0047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu (Bill Johnson) wrote: > &g

Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

...@listserv.ua.edu (Bill Johnson) wrote: >From the you can’t make this up department. Mr. Marchant agrees with me. > >https://www.compuware.com/proving-z13-modern/ > Considering that he is writing for a mainframe systems software vendor that provides APF authorized code, he has some

Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

-main 0047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu (Bill Johnson) wrote: >From the you can’t make this up department. Mr. Marchant agrees with me. > >https://www.compuware.com/proving-z13-modern/ > Considering that he is writing for a mainframe systems software vendor that provides AP

Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

Not according to Target or any write ups I’ve read on it. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Tuesday, June 4, 2019, 12:52 PM, Clark Morris wrote: [Default] On 4 Jun 2019 08:56:03 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main 0047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu (Bill Johnson) wrote: >From

Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

0047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu (Bill Johnson) wrote: >From the you can’t make this up department. Mr. Marchant agrees with me. > >https://www.compuware.com/proving-z13-modern/ > Considering that he is writing for a mainframe systems software vendor that provides APF authorized

Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

move this on PLEASE ! Carmen Vitullo - Original Message - From: "Bill Johnson" <0047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Sent: Tuesday, June 4, 2019 10:45:31 AM Subject: Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls You

Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

on Unix or Linux. None of these systems can match the security capabilities of modern mainframe operating systems. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Tuesday, June 4, 2019, 10:45 AM, Tom Marchant <000a2a8c2020-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: On Tue, 4 Jun 2019 00:01:01 +0000, Bil

Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

ne On Tuesday, June 4, 2019, 10:45 AM, Tom Marchant <000a2a8c2020-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: On Tue, 4 Jun 2019 00:01:01 +, Bill Johnson wrote: >noise and plenty of it. PKB. You have posted more to this thread than anyone else. You have claimed that security is the ma

Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

Software -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Bill Johnson Sent: Tuesday, June 4, 2019 2:09 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls It’s a little more than coincidence that 3 of the most vociferous posters

Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

b:              www.rsmpartners.com > ‘Dance like no one is watching. Encrypt like everyone is.’ > > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf > Of Bill Johnson > Sent: 04 June 2019 12:37 > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN]

Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

ike everyone is.’ -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Bill Johnson Sent: 04 June 2019 12:37 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls How do you demonstrate something that hasn’t happened? LOL I s

Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Tuesday, June 4, 2019, 7:46 AM, Lou Losee wrote: So does IBM Lou On Tue, Jun 4, 2019 at 6:38 AM Bill Johnson < 0047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > How do you demonstrate something that hasn’t happened? LOL > I see your company sells secur

Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

 | Security Lead | RSM Partners Ltd   Web:  www.rsmpartners.com ‘Dance like no one is watching. Encrypt like everyone is.’ -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Bill Johnson Sent: 04 June 2019 01:04 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN

Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

Eddolls [Default] On 2 Jun 2019 14:46:41 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main 0047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu (Bill Johnson) wrote: >He’s trying to sell his company’s security services. Something I thought was >not allowed on this list. > Whether or not he is selling someth

Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

0047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu (Bill Johnson) wrote: >He’s selling plain and simple. So is Mugzak. Some laboratory bs that he will >even show you in application code. Then no doubt analyze your application code >for a small (large) fee. Nobody is saying the mainframe is f

Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

answers relating to security, ACF2, Pen testing, etc. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Bill Johnson Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2019 10:11 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor

Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

...@listserv.ua.edu (Bill Johnson) wrote: >He’s trying to sell his company’s security services. Something I thought was >not allowed on this list. > Whether or not he is selling something and I don't read his posts that way, he is making some valid points. As a retired MVS (I was back in appli

Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

He’s trying to sell his company’s security services. Something I thought was not allowed on this list. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Sunday, June 2, 2019, 4:04 PM, Seymour J Metz wrote: >  * As part of a APF authorized product there is a SVC or PC routine >    that when called will turn

Re: Fwd: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

vulnerabilities (configuration and code based). There are many people that think just like Bill Johnson. Most of them that I have met and talked with when presented with forensic evidence that shows their systems have trap doors they have accepted it (They had to report the problem to vendor and

Re: Fwd: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

ll entertain one more response from you before I place you in the virtual Anton Britz lookalike folder. Make it a good one. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Bill Johnson Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2019 8:26 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSE

Re: Fwd: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

occurred in real life. No thanks. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Tuesday, May 28, 2019, 6:22 PM, zMan wrote: So...you make statements and don't back them up, and when offered coutner-examples, refuse to view them? Plonk. On Tue, May 28, 2019 at 1:30 PM Bill Johnson < 0047

Re: Fwd: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

I backed them up weeks ago. Try to catch up. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Tuesday, May 28, 2019, 6:22 PM, zMan wrote: So...you make statements and don't back them up, and when offered coutner-examples, refuse to view them? Plonk. On Tue, May 28, 2019 at 1:30 PM Bill Jo

Re: Fwd: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

selling you anything. I will just demo an exploit of a code vulnerability. That's it. On 5/28/2019 12:09 PM, Bill Johnson wrote: > lol, oh it’s a demo and you sell something to fix the hole right? But, it has > never been exploited in the real world. > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail

Re: Fwd: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

demo for you. //Or is this some sort of “could happen” if the stars aligned and you had a dozen unlikely things happen all at the same time?/ /Nope. This is the real deal Bill. The demo (and any questions) should take less than 30 minutes of your time. // On 5/28/2019 11:29 AM, Bill Johnson

Re: Fwd: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

: This discussion on mainframe vulnerabilities has unfortunately broken down. I have been talking to mainframe people about vulnerabilities for the last 12 years. I have talked with people just like Bill Johnson. My discussions went just like this discussion did. The problem (as I saw it) was that

Re: Fwd: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

the potential, my, and other people , experience shows it does improve it. ITschak ITschak בתאריך יום ג׳, 28 במאי 2019, 17:23, מאת Bill Johnson ‏< 0047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu>: > And you sell security services. What do I expect you to say? > Not everything I prov

Re: Fwd: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

Marchant ‏< 000a2a8c2020-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu>: > On Tue, 28 May 2019 13:32:35 +0000, Bill Johnson wrote: > > >If you either didn’t read or didn’t comprehend the posts I provided, I > cannot help you. > > As I wrote, I read all of the references that you poste

Re: Fwd: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

Ones, not zones. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Tuesday, May 28, 2019, 9:54 AM, Tom Marchant <000a2a8c2020-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: On Tue, 28 May 2019 13:32:35 +, Bill Johnson wrote: >If you either didn’t read or didn’t comprehend the posts I provided,

Re: Fwd: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

equ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: On Tue, 28 May 2019 13:32:35 +, Bill Johnson wrote: >If you either didn’t read or didn’t comprehend the posts I provided, I cannot >help you. As I wrote, I read all of the references that you posted. Yes, I understood them. You misrepresented what they said. Now your

Re: Fwd: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

Did you ever work at a bank? I doubt it. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Tuesday, May 28, 2019, 9:54 AM, Tom Marchant <000a2a8c2020-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: On Tue, 28 May 2019 13:32:35 +, Bill Johnson wrote: >If you either didn’t read or didn’t comprehend

Re: Fwd: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

Exactly  Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Tuesday, May 28, 2019, 9:38 AM, Vernooij, Kees (ITOP NM) - KLM wrote: I would say that, at least for situations 1 to 8, you have gained unintended access to the mainframe via an access door that was (too) poorly protected. In these cases the main

Re: Fwd: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

If you either didn’t read or didn’t comprehend the posts I provided, I cannot help you. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Tuesday, May 28, 2019, 9:17 AM, Tom Marchant <000a2a8c2020-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: On Mon, 27 May 2019 16:05:33 +, Bill Johnson

Re: Fwd: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

Your analogies are similar to claiming houses are broken into more than banks because there are more of them. Whereas the real reason is the ease of breaking in. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Monday, May 27, 2019, 11:45 AM, Chad Rikansrud wrote: At the risk of re-kicking the already d

Re: Fwd: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

Mainframes are by design far more secure. For good reason. The exposure is catastrophic potentially. It’s one of the main reasons why banks rely and stay on it and spend tens of millions for it. I’ve already provided numerous links referencing it. Add in my criminal justice knowledge along with

Re: Fwd: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

Where the money is, banking/mainframes. Trillions. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Monday, May 27, 2019, 11:45 AM, Chad Rikansrud wrote: At the risk of re-kicking the already dead horse:  Bill, you're comparing apples and spiders.  Are there fewer mainframe 'hacks'? Yep.  There are als

Re: Fwd: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

Yet, they aren’t hacked. While other platforms are hacked every day. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Sunday, May 26, 2019, 6:07 PM, Mark Regan wrote: https://it.toolbox.com/blogs/trevoreddolls/just-how-secure-are-mainframes-052619 or *https://tinyurl.com/y2mfd3tl

Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

Microsoft (MSFT) is warning users about a monster computer bug. The company says it has fixed the flaw but says it's “highly likely” that it will end up being used by malicious software. The flaw mainly affects older systems such as Windows 7 and Windows 2003.

Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

experts who aren’t. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Sunday, May 12, 2019, 8:42 PM, Phil Smith III 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 act

Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

I forgot, the mainframe experts can’t be trusted. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Sunday, May 12, 2019, 8:42 PM, Phil Smith III 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

Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

t of failure or single planned outage. General practice is to buy boxes that are big enough with room to spare of course, add more as needed, and run modern applications that don't need a monolithic single system in the first place. And Bill Johnson wrote: >I'm a huge fan of

Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

ilure or single planned outage. General practice is to buy boxes that are big enough with room to spare of course, add more as needed, and run modern applications that don't need a monolithic single system in the first place. And Bill Johnson wrote: >I'm a huge fan of the main

Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

to the time of test. and as it take long time to complete, it might be false finding weeks later as systems are changing all time. ITschak On Sun, May 12, 2019 at 6:43 PM Bill Johnson < 0047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: >  Can you provide evidence that says non

Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

east 45 of my 58 years on this planet, have made my living off them for almost 40 of those, and continue to do so. But the articles Bill Johnson is citing as proof that the mainframe is so superior to other platforms are seriously weak, if read with a critical eye. For those of us in the

Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

wrote: You know, I'm as big a fan of the mainframe as anyone. I've used mainframes for at least 45 of my 58 years on this planet, have made my living off them for almost 40 of those, and continue to do so. But the articles Bill Johnson is citing as proof that the mainframe is so su

Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

5 of my 58 years on this planet, have made my living off them for almost 40 of those, and continue to do so. But the articles Bill Johnson is citing as proof that the mainframe is so superior to other platforms are seriously weak, if read with a critical eye. For those of us in the mainfra

Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

years on this planet, have made my living off them for almost 40 of those, and continue to do so. But the articles Bill Johnson is citing as proof that the mainframe is so superior to other platforms are seriously weak, if read with a critical eye. For those of us in the mainframe part of the

Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

f the mainframe as anyone. I've used mainframes for at least 45 of my 58 years on this planet, have made my living off them for almost 40 of those, and continue to do so. But the articles Bill Johnson is citing as proof that the mainframe is so superior to other platforms are seriously weak, if

Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

y 58 years on this planet, have made my living off them for almost 40 of those, and continue to do so. But the articles Bill Johnson is citing as proof that the mainframe is so superior to other platforms are seriously weak, if read with a critical eye. For those of us in the mainframe p

Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

27;ve used mainframes for at least 45 of my 58 years on this planet, have made my living off them for almost 40 of those, and continue to do so. But the articles Bill Johnson is citing as proof that the mainframe is so superior to other platforms are seriously weak, if read with a critical eye.

Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

8 years on this planet, have made my living off them for almost 40 of those, and continue to do so. But the articles Bill Johnson is citing as proof that the mainframe is so superior to other platforms are seriously weak, if read with a critical eye. For those of us in the mainframe p

Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

https://www.share.org/blog/mainframe-matters-how-mainframes-keep-the-financial-industry-up-and-running   Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Friday, May 10, 2019, 2:00 PM, R.S. wrote: W dniu 2019-05-10 o 19:50, Bill Johnson pisze: > https://www.allerin.com/blog/why-do-banks-still-

Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

, 2019, 1:35 PM, R.S. wrote: W dniu 2019-05-06 o 22:18, Bill Johnson pisze: > It’s why banks stay on the mainframe. Security. No, it is legacy. -- Radoslaw Skorupka Lodz, Poland == Jeśli nie jesteś adresatem tej wiadomo

Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

No it isn’t and I provided 2 links to articles proving it. It’s security. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Friday, May 10, 2019, 1:35 PM, R.S. wrote: W dniu 2019-05-06 o 22:18, Bill Johnson pisze: > It’s why banks stay on the mainframe. Security. No, it is legacy. -- Radoslaw Skoru

Re: Can backup mechanisms be used to steal RACF database? was Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

sandbox LPAR that shares DASD? Charles -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Bill Johnson Sent: Thursday, May 9, 2019 10:32 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Can backup mechanisms be used to steal RACF database? was Re

Re: Can backup mechanisms be used to steal RACF database? was Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

in bit.listserv.ibm-main 0047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu (Bill Johnson) wrote: >In most shops only 2 people have the required access to the RACF database.  > Could someone use DF/DSS, DF/HSM, FDR or FDR/ABR to copy the database and then download the dump of the database? Clark

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

The problem in my recent shops is management and security people whose mainframe knowledge would struggle to fill a thimble. They find security “holes” that are not really holes because they have no idea how the mainframe or its security apparatus works. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On We

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

Have experienced the second paragraph many times. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Wednesday, May 8, 2019, 1:28 PM, Seymour J Metz wrote: Sometimes management won't let  you correct a security problem until an auditor finds it. A package or service that locates *real* threats can be very u

Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

We did hire a firm to come in and test. They were able to get into the building by piggy backing on someone else’s badge. Were able to get into various servers, but did not get into the MF. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Tuesday, May 7, 2019, 9:26 PM, Charles Mills wrote: I was travelli

Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

In most shops only 2 people have the required access to the RACF database.  Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Monday, May 6, 2019, 11:06 PM, Bob Bridges wrote: "Once they’d downloaded the RACF database, they subjected it to a password-cracking tool.  John the Ripper is one such tool, widely

Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

9 1:18 PM, Bill Johnson wrote: > It’s why banks stay on the mainframe. Security. > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > > > On Monday, May 6, 2019, 4:09 PM, Bigendian Smalls > wrote: > > Bill, would you care to back that sweeping generalization up with some detail?

Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

RACF, etc., and I know far less about the equivalents on Windows.  But of course the first step is to get any kind of userid, and that's done by pretty-much the same methods - regardless of platform. On 5/6/2019 1:18 PM, Bill Johnson wrote: > It’s why banks stay on the mainframe. Secu

Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

, in a nut shell is what your sysprog does. Only few security guys left to guide them. בתאריך יום ב׳, 6 במאי 2019, 23:18, מאת Bill Johnson ‏< 0047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu>: > It’s why banks stay on the mainframe. Security. > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPho

Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

simplicity. Security, in a nut shell is what your sysprog does. Only few security guys left to guide them. בתאריך יום ב׳, 6 במאי 2019, 23:18, מאת Bill Johnson ‏< 0047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu>: > It’s why banks stay on the mainframe. Security. > > > Sent from Yah

Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

convertion complexity, tco and simplicity. Security, in a nut shell is what your sysprog does. Only few security guys left to guide them. בתאריך יום ב׳, 6 במאי 2019, 23:18, מאת Bill Johnson ‏< 0047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu>: > It’s why banks stay on the mainframe.

Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

. Only few security guys left to guide them. בתאריך יום ב׳, 6 במאי 2019, 23:18, מאת Bill Johnson ‏< 0047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu>: > It’s why banks stay on the mainframe. Security. > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > > > On Monday, May 6, 2019

Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

ets hacked all the time. Denial ain't just a river in Egypt. Charles -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Bill Johnson Sent: Monday, May 6, 2019 1:06 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: mainframe hacking &

Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

aren't as smart as pen testers ... Charles -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Bill Johnson Sent: Monday, May 6, 2019 1:07 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"? S

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from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Monday, May 6, 2019, 7:30 PM, Grant Taylor <023065957af1-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: On 5/6/19 1:42 PM, Bill Johnson wrote: > Still never would have occurred without a valid userid. Think about it this way: Would a DBA be able to get away sa

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It’s why banks stay on the mainframe. Security. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Monday, May 6, 2019, 4:09 PM, Bigendian Smalls wrote: Bill, would you care to back that sweeping generalization up with some detail? > On May 6, 2019, at 22:06, Bill Johnson > <0047540adefe-d

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generalization up with some detail? > On May 6, 2019, at 22:06, Bill Johnson > <0047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > > Completely different. Hacking Microsoft is way easier. > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > > > On Monday, May 6, 2019,

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a hack > as anything today. > > > On May 6, 2019, at 21:43, Bill Johnson < > 0047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > > > > Still never would have occurred without a valid userid. > > > > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone &g

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hack as anything today. > On May 6, 2019, at 21:43, Bill Johnson > <0047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > > Still never would have occurred without a valid userid. > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > > > On Monday, May 6, 2019, 3:

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erability was. Charles -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Bill Johnson Sent: Monday, May 6, 2019 11:17 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"? The Pirate Bay hack acqu

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> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Bill Johnson > Sent: Monday, May 6, 2019 11:17 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"? > > The Pirate Ba

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Exactly. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Monday, May 6, 2019, 2:43 PM, ITschak Mugzach wrote: Yes. Just logged on... And had access to all databases. This us how they was caught. Too much queries per second. בתאריך יום ב׳, 6 במאי 2019, 21:17, מאת Bill Johnson ‏< 0047540adefe-dm

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tting all those credit card numbers go astray. Charles -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Bill Johnson Sent: Sunday, May 5, 2019 10:00 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"? W

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Wasn’t really a mainframe hack. It was a laptop hack that acquired legitimate mainframe credentials. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Sunday, May 5, 2019, 10:35 AM, ITschak Mugzach wrote: I wonder if there are proved & published cases where mainframe where hacked. I know the Danish case of

Re: Java no longer a free lunch

Not at all. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Thursday, May 2, 2019, 1:08 PM, Lizette Koehler wrote: I was not sure how this will affect the Mainframe and JAVA But I found this https://www.aspera.com/en/blog/oracle-will-charge-for-java-starting-in-2019/ End of Public Updates for Oracle

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I’ve talked to employers who still won’t permit things like remote work, so how desperate can they be? They want mainframe skills, but on their terms.  Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Sunday, December 2, 2018, 12:51 PM, Mark Regan wrote: That system runs what? IT leaders face a quandary a

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Contact Kurt Quackenbush of IBM. ku...@us.ibm.com He’s the absolute expert. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Wednesday, October 24, 2018, 10:42 AM, scott Ford wrote: All, I never had to use SMP/E in my career except for simple items, like Receives, Applies , etc. Now I am in a situation th

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significant jail time. I like what CA produce in the mainframe space, hope they continue and do it the right way. On Mon, Oct 22, 2018 at 1:46 PM Bill Johnson < 0047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > Accounting fraud. > https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/14/technology/14

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