It is arguable that a successful phish involved on insider. > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On > Behalf Of Joe Monk > Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2022 8:20 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: IBM (IBM Z) , Lenovo, HPE and Huawei Servers Rank as Most > Secure Platforms in ITIC Survey | TechChannel > > [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize > the sender and know the content is safe. > > "Given that a healthy percentage of successful attacks involves insiders, > there > is no way that z/OS is immune to breaches." > > Umm, you may want to rethink that statement... > > "Phishing and related attacks — such as smishing (phishing lures sent over > SMS messages) and business email compromise (phishing messages sent by > someone pretending to be a colleague or a supervisor) — was the most > common > primary cause of data breaches in 2021. Ransomware was not too far behind, > and malware was the third most common cause of data breaches.At the > current > growth rate, ransomware attacks will pass phishing as the No. 1 root cause > of data compromises in 2022, ITRC predicts." > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.darkreading.com/edge-threat- > monitor/most-common-cause-of-data-breach-in-2021-phishing-smishing- > bec__;!!JmPEgBY0HMszNaDT!u- > 4fSo6TSZojRZ0IH6DKEA70HTAH9ucb8s7DxZ4NObs9gvY- > _gQMZwf_6EQM1tkS2H_ABi0508IFBSI_$ > > Last I checked, Outlook doesnt run on z/OS... > > Joe > > On Sun, Apr 24, 2022 at 8:11 AM Seymour J Metz <sme...@gmu.edu> wrote: > > > Given that a healthy percentage of successful attacks involves insiders, > > there is no way that z/OS is immune to breaches. The best that can be said > > is that, properly administered, it is more secure than some other platforms. > > > > > > -- > > Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz > > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://mason.gmu.edu/*smetz3__;fg!!JmPEg > BY0HMszNaDT!u-4fSo6TSZojRZ0IH6DKEA70HTAH9ucb8s7DxZ4NObs9gvY- > _gQMZwf_6EQM1tkS2H_ABi0507J-pmvm$ > > > > ________________________________________ > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on > behalf > > of Bob Bridges [robhbrid...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Friday, April 22, 2022 7:53 PM > > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > > Subject: Re: IBM (IBM Z) , Lenovo, HPE and Huawei Servers Rank as Most > > Secure Platforms in ITIC Survey | TechChannel > > > > Don't get me wrong: I do believe that IBM mainframes belong at the top of > > the list for security capabilities. But it occurs to me that if they > > determined this by poll, then their results may be skewed by a) the belief, > > on the part of mainframers like me, that IBM is best, and b) a reluctance > > on the part of some corporations to report breaches even in polls that > > claim they're anonymous. > > > > That said, I'm a little surprised that IBM had "fastest mean time to > > detection (MTTD) from the onset of the attempted attack until the > company > > isolated and shut it down". I know real-time reporting products are out > > there for mainframes, but I had the impression they're not used much. > > > > It's also interesting, given the size of the companies that use > > mainframes, that they also report "The least amount of monetary losses > due > > to a successful security hack". Although see item b) above again. > > > > --- > > Bob Bridges, robhbrid...@gmail.com, cell 336 382-7313 > > > > /* Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the > > greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously! -Friedrich Nietzsche > > */ > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On > Behalf > > Of Mark Regan > > Sent: Friday, April 22, 2022 16:40 > > > > > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://secure- > web.cisco.com/1JxdfsqHGjnUuRPmN2YNUOcWs_oODuUS43Hv9Kt5RRL9WJq > sH4- > fcqaxAXUsKZBF9zoWi22K6jgKVsMSVPfKlDoW0UfoK79vCd9b50dV2JBh9vI68 > wnxNs7IlnkymdAD8cyIP56U6bVR040KuFDUTTuIm5pJ-Df--mvQFXgIdElA0- > JyZ-oaTwuV5H6T-3i1K_F5DTaJAl-B3_JifnuvpwG4jUx7XVsR5- > xort_nGKKaysCiPyiHN5- > RFCI82FqYnnvedHtDh3gukxo4ItD6HjpJa03Rb3BLbhb4TcscdsNUrTw7SkN15BC > eem2_sCAEqp2x9meCeTgwhIUlAe2hust6LZz92uDc81LbxklmQbXf- > yTlzFKn0LgmFtjRFDmvIXdZoAO5ywdpP84gAyTxS6JzKVRslOJU3wNPS_MzwR > UNAqb_qR-fApdtTNIjp76XHmE6YTBvTCfHZWq09QjxB- > w/https*3A*2F*2Ftechchannel.com*2FEnterprise*2F04*2F2022*2Fsecure- > platforms-itic-survey__;JSUlJSUlJQ!!JmPEgBY0HMszNaDT!u- > 4fSo6TSZojRZ0IH6DKEA70HTAH9ucb8s7DxZ4NObs9gvY- > _gQMZwf_6EQM1tkS2H_ABi0500L40NdP$ > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
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