First, Timothy Sipples is certainly one of the top authorities on this
board, and I take his opinion very seriously. But both Lennie
Dymoke-Bradshaw's reply, and Brian Chapman's seem to me closer to the
facts. The paper is not only has half-truths and is misleading, but is
utterly banal. I
Timothy,
While I don't disagree with you, I think that most people here feel that
these topics are systemic issues with any platform. Storing unencrypted (or
even encrypted) userids and passwords in datasets or files that are not
highly restricted is a major liability. I feel that it is
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Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] Mainframes testing
Lennie Dymoke-Bradshaw wrote:
>The IBM paper reads as if it has been written by someone with
>relatively little System z knowledge.
You seem to be assuming that mainframes don't run Linux and aren't UNIX(TM)
server
Let's quote the author directly, OK? I'm going to quote the whole second
section since context is important:
"2. Data Left Behind
"Because mainframes were once typically set-up-and-forget systems, they
often contain sensitive data files that should have been deleted after the
deployment phase
Lennie Dymoke-Bradshaw wrote:
>The IBM paper reads as if it has been written by
>someone with relatively little System z knowledge.
You seem to be assuming that mainframes don't run Linux and aren't UNIX(TM)
servers. If so, that's not a reasonable assumption.
I agree with Charles Mills. As an
nd criminal attacks
on the rise, CIOs and CISOs need to make sure their mainframes
are locked down.
Charles
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Filip Palian
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2019 9:16 PM
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Subject: Mainframes testing
Hey List,
This can be of interest to some:
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https://secure-web.cisco.com
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Subject: Mainframes testing
Hey List,
This can be of interest to some:
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https://securityintelligence.com/posts/top-five-security-focus-areas-for-mainframes/
- https://www.ibm.com/downloads/cas/A9NKZ8WE
Any thoughts/comments
Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] Mainframes testing
You and me both Lennie
"Abby is a seasoned marketing and public relations professional."
Reminds me that a journalist called Ruth Sunderland was on the radio the other
day stating that the airline British Airways (after a failure) &
me world, without knowing anything about mainframes."
ALH
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From: Lennie Dymoke-Bradshaw
To: IBM-MAIN
Sent: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 10:29
Subject: Re: Mainframes testing
Filip,
The IBM paper reads as if it has been written by someone with relatively little
System
Discussion List On Behalf Of
Filip Palian
Sent: 13 August 2019 02:17
To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
Subject: [IBM-MAIN] Mainframes testing
Hey List,
This can be of interest to some:
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https://securityintelligence.com/posts/top-five-security-focus-areas-for-mainframes/
- https://www.ibm.com/dow
Hey List,
This can be of interest to some:
-
https://securityintelligence.com/posts/top-five-security-focus-areas-for-mainframes/
- https://www.ibm.com/downloads/cas/A9NKZ8WE
Any thoughts/comments?
Thanks,
Filip
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