Re: disclosing "business" information on the internet

2011-08-01 Thread Bill Johnson
Sarbanes Oxley and HIPAA are big security driving entities. From: Scott Ford To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Monday, August 1, 2011 10:05 AM Subject: Re: disclosing "business" information on the internet I see several folks talking about the risk in social engineering, what are the

Re: disclosing "business" information on the internet

2011-08-01 Thread Scott Ford
an issue ? Scott J Ford Software Engineer http://www.identityforge.com   From: Bill Johnson To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 3:14 PM Subject: Re: disclosing "business" information on the internet In our shop, we can't even use our work email address to s

Re: disclosing "business" information on the internet

2011-07-31 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In <1311897956.32913.yahoomailclas...@web31808.mail.mud.yahoo.com>, on 07/28/2011 at 05:05 PM, Cris Hernandez #9 said: >well, I use my personal email address and not my work email (I >seriously don't understand how anyone can deal with 50-100 blog >emails at work daily), Blog? 40-100 e-mails

Re: disclosing "business" information on the internet

2011-07-30 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In <4e315430.6f0f.008...@efirstbank.com>, on 07/28/2011 at 12:20 PM, Frank Swarbrick said: >Are these concerns justified or just paranoia? Yes. It sounds paranoid, but there is at least a theoretical possibility of social engineering by giving you as a reference for a scam. Most of the victim

Re: disclosing "business" information on the internet

2011-07-29 Thread Cris Hernandez #9
two more thoughts from the mainframe security guy's point of view... 1) word is out that the mvs mainframe has never been hacked and no mainframe security guy wants to be the first to have their system compromised. strong motivation to keep the troops in line and not buy into any notions of in

Re: disclosing "business" information on the internet

2011-07-29 Thread Ed Gould
ng for to be in the ESP of 3390's.  At some point in time I did have a tie line directory and found some other long lost IBM friends. Ed    From: Anne & Lynn Wheeler To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 9:23 AM Subject: Re: disclosi

Re: disclosing "business" information on the internet

2011-07-29 Thread Cris Hernandez #9
way wrote: > From: Steve Conway > Subject: Re: disclosing "business" information on the internet > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Date: Friday, July 29, 2011, 9:07 AM > Ken makes an excellent point.  > In my opinion, this still falls into the > category of "I don&#

Re: disclosing "business" information on the internet

2011-07-29 Thread Anne & Lynn Wheeler
steve_con...@ao.uscourts.gov (Steve Conway) writes: > From a security standpoint, the less you expose to the outside world, the > better. Join a few security newsgroups / mailing lists, and see what > (justified) paranoia REALLY looks like. we were tangentially involved with the cal. state data

Re: disclosing "business" information on the internet

2011-07-29 Thread Anne & Lynn Wheeler
eamacn...@yahoo.ca (Ted MacNEIL) writes: > Recently, I worked at a shop where our VP told us we must have all > that info in our signature block -- quite the opposite! a group of us were the first to have business cards made up with our internal newtwork email address (as well as arpanet email add

Re: disclosing "business" information on the internet

2011-07-29 Thread Anne & Lynn Wheeler
rfocht...@ync.net (Rick Fochtman) writes: > My two cents' worth: that auditor needs to find a more challenging > shop. He's "nit-picking" on trivia and showing just how paranoid he > really is. Too much time on his hands. one of the biggest challenges when we started doing the (internal) online te

Re: disclosing "business" information on the internet

2011-07-29 Thread Steve Conway
Subject: Re: disclosing "business" information on the internet Sent by:IBM Mainframe Discussion List > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Steve Conway > > From a security standpoint, the less you expose to t

Re: disclosing "business" information on the internet

2011-07-29 Thread Chris Hoelscher
AIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Steve Conway Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 9:08 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] disclosing "business" information on the internet Ken makes an excellent point. In my opinion, this still falls into the category of "I don't ne

Re: disclosing "business" information on the internet

2011-07-29 Thread Steve Conway
e_con...@ao.uscourts.gov From: Ted MacNEIL To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Date: 07/28/2011 04:28 PM Subject: Re: disclosing "business" information on the internet Sent by:IBM Mainframe Discussion List >I like posting this information because I've received useful contacts

Re: disclosing "business" information on the internet

2011-07-29 Thread Steve Conway
re that gets exposed, the better. Cheers,,,Steve Steven F. Conway, CISSP LA Systems z/OS Systems Support Phone: 703.295.1926 steve_con...@ao.uscourts.gov From: Ken Hume IBM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Date: 07/28/2011 03:50 PM Subject: Re: disclosing "business" infor

Re: disclosing "business" information on the internet

2011-07-29 Thread Chase, John
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Steve Conway > > From a security standpoint, the less you expose to the outside world, the > better. Join a few security newsgroups / mailing lists, and see what > (justified) paranoia REALLY looks like. > > [ snip ]

Re: disclosing "business" information on the internet

2011-07-29 Thread Steve Conway
owing local practices, until told otherwise. Cheers,,,Steve Steven F. Conway, CISSP LA Systems z/OS Systems Support Phone: 703.295.1926 steve_con...@ao.uscourts.gov From: Frank Swarbrick To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Date: 07/28/2011 02:26 PM Subject:disclosing "business" info

Re: disclosing "business" information on the internet

2011-07-29 Thread Lloyd Fuller
M To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Thu, July 28, 2011 3:48:18 PM Subject: Re: disclosing "business" information on the internet Frank, >From your website "FirstBank has a full-time software developer position available for a .NET software developer. Responsibilities include a

Re: disclosing "business" information on the internet

2011-07-28 Thread Cris Hernandez #9
s, I work in security... --- On Thu, 7/28/11, Frank Swarbrick wrote: > From: Frank Swarbrick > Subject: disclosing "business" information on the internet > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Date: Thursday, July 28, 2011, 2:20 PM > Here's something that I think may be >

Re: disclosing "business" information on the internet

2011-07-28 Thread Mark Zelden
On Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:26:42 +, Ted MacNEIL wrote: >>I like posting this information because I've received useful contacts and >>information based on it. >>I'm curious what policies other businesses >have. > >Recently, I worked at a shop where our VP told us we must have all that info >in o

Re: disclosing "business" information on the internet

2011-07-28 Thread Gerhard Postpischil
On 7/28/2011 2:20 PM, Frank Swarbrick wrote: Our information security officer sent the following to my manager: "The content Frank is positing does not appear to be specific to our environment. However, I am concern by the fact he posts his position, where he works, and phone number. This creat

Re: disclosing "business" information on the internet

2011-07-28 Thread Ted MacNEIL
>I like posting this information because I've received useful contacts and >information based on it. >I'm curious what policies other businesses have. Recently, I worked at a shop where our VP told us we must have all that info in our signature block -- quite the opposite! - Ted MacNEIL eamacn.

Re: disclosing "business" information on the internet

2011-07-28 Thread Rick Fochtman
- Here's something that I think may be of general interest. Our information security officer sent the following to my manager: "The content Frank is positing does not appear to be specific to our environment. However, I am concern

Re: disclosing "business" information on the internet

2011-07-28 Thread Ken Hume IBM
Frank, From your website "FirstBank has a full-time software developer position available for a .NET software developer. Responsibilities include analysis, design, coding, and testing of new multi-tier applications as well as enhancing existing applications in a team environment. Applic

Re: disclosing "business" information on the internet

2011-07-28 Thread Bob Rutledge
Steve Comstock wrote: On 7/28/2011 12:47 PM, Hal Merritt wrote: IMNSHO, the risk is real. There are some reports that very carefully crafted personalized attacks are growing in number and are enjoying some success. H. Maybe so. Can you give an example of what "personalized attack" would be

Re: disclosing "business" information on the internet

2011-07-28 Thread Sam Siegel
tention to yourself and your company. Just ask yourself, do you want to draw that kind of attention to yourself? > > > > From: Frank Swarbrick > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 2:20 PM > Subject: disclosing "bus

Re: disclosing "business" information on the internet

2011-07-28 Thread Bill Johnson
In our shop, we can't even use our work email address to subscribe to the listserv, emails from it are blocked. From: Frank Swarbrick To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 2:20 PM Subject: disclosing "business" information

Re: disclosing "business" information on the internet

2011-07-28 Thread Steve Comstock
lly in the context of ibm-main and similar lists / listsrvs. My $0.02 -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Frank Swarbrick Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 1:20 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: disclosing "business"

Re: disclosing "business" information on the internet

2011-07-28 Thread Staller, Allan
1) paranoia. I would ask what specific security exposure is he trying to obfuscate/mitigate? His concern appears to center around social engineering? He defeats his own argument by " The content Frank is positing does not appear to be specific to our environment..." This statement seems (to me)

Re: disclosing "business" information on the internet

2011-07-28 Thread Hal Merritt
: Thursday, July 28, 2011 1:20 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: disclosing "business" information on the internet Here's something that I think may be of general interest. Our information security officer sent the following to my manager: "The content Frank is positing d

Re: disclosing "business" information on the internet

2011-07-28 Thread Steve Comstock
On 7/28/2011 12:20 PM, Frank Swarbrick wrote: Here's something that I think may be of general interest. Our information security officer sent the following to my manager: "The content Frank is positing does not appear to be specific to our environment. However, I am concern by the fact he posts

Re: disclosing "business" information on the internet

2011-07-28 Thread Lizette Koehler
Frank, It is not necessarily paranoia. Some businesses prefer a tighter control over content than others. Many years ago I worked for a bank. We had a wonder USS10 Sign on screen (hand written 3270 Program). Then one day on 60-Minutes there was a segment on a business that got hacked. They w

disclosing "business" information on the internet

2011-07-28 Thread Frank Swarbrick
Here's something that I think may be of general interest. Our information security officer sent the following to my manager: "The content Frank is positing does not appear to be specific to our environment. However, I am concern by the fact he posts his position, where he works, and phone num