On 01/03/2013 05:47 PM, Arthur T. wrote:
On 3 Jan 2013 13:29:55 -0800, in bit.listserv.ibm-main
(Message-ID:<of7b5d33fe.a7936193-on86257ae8.0075bd35-86257ae8.00761...@fruit.com>)
craig.p...@fotlinc.com wrote:
These are IBM Security Alerts and do not come through as HYPER or RED
ALERT, they only come in as Security Alerts. IBM sends them
"discreetly" in this manner to try and prevent anyone from saying
"Oh, there is a whole..........let me use it". If not registered,
you will never know unless you get a call from your IBM Rep or
Business Partner.
Well then, it's a good thing that the IBM reps carefully explained all
of this to all of their customers. Otherwise, a link to the problem
might be posted to a publicly-available newsgroup.
</snark>
Which also demonstrates why IBM was/is probably wise to never announce
enough details to clue someone how to exploit a security hole, lest it
get carelessly posted in a public forum before all systems are patched.
--
Joel C. Ewing, Bentonville, AR jcew...@acm.org
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