No system like that should be left out on the internet like that without a firewall. While I don't personally know of a way to break into this system you can be sure that somebody out there does, and they are just as likely to be malicious as not. Personally I wouldn't want my corporate data hang out there on the internet for any passing hacker to pick up.
On a unrelated topic why did you mark this question urgent? I'm sure it's important to you, but I like many other admins out there have pagers set up to have urgent messages sent to. We really don't need to get paged for this. Please everybody be considerate of your fellow admins and don't send urgent messages to lists. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >This may be a very silly question. But I am desperate for advice from one >of >you "security wizards", as I need to convince a client to immediately >evaluate altanative security solutions ASAP, as they are exposing their >internal network to the Internet without a firewall. > >Their argument is that the servers are AS/400 and they claim that the >platform does not have any security holes or vulnerabilities that a >potential hacker could exploit. So they feel they don't need a firewall. >Although I am aware of 2 vulnerabilities on the Domino AS/400 (They are >using DOMINO too) I don't have adequate knowledge and can not site >incidents >on hacking the AS/400. > >Any advice, references,links etc --- MUCH MUCH appreciated ! > >Ta >RJ > > > > > >********************************************************************** >This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and >intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they >are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify >the system manager. > >This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by >MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. > >www.mimesweeper.com >********************************************************************** William Barrett HRIS Systems Administrator U-Haul International 602.263.6625 x4856 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
