The more immediate concern is that it lets internal users know that any activity on that account won't be noticed until the person's return date, so-and-so will be out until 1/31/2003. They can hack away and the real-person won't be available to notice improper use of their own account.
Mark On Fri, 10 Jan 2003 13:16:33 -0500 "Mutovic, Andre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If I am understanding your question correctly, > no. Your physical > whereabouts has nothing to do with an attack > against your computer/network. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rodel Calvario > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 10:13 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Inputs appreciated > > > > Hello All, > > Don't know if this is the right place to post > this. Are the out of office > messages inviting hackers to attack your > corporate network? Is this a risk > to your company if employees start using the > Out of Office feature? > > Any comments? > > Thanks in adavnce. > > Rodel > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Help STOP SPAM: Try the new MSN 8 and get 2 > months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail >
