A DMZ system is one that is just "out there" on the internet, visible to all and sundry, with no routers to hide behind, no firewall protection, no virus protection, no ports blocked, etc. IOW, a honeypot for black-hat hackers and script kiddies.
The virus fighters use honeypot systems to attract any new beasts that get released "into the wild" so that they can develop the scanners and antidotes more quickly. HTH Peter -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 1:33 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: AW: Mainframe in the DMZ -- organization of operations >"DMZ, which stands for demilitarized zone, is the logical area in a Web application's architecture that separates the "untrusted" Internet from the "trusted" Intranet." ... Now, if somebody could explain the explanation? -teD In God we Trust! All others bring data! -- W. Edwards Deming _ This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
