Social engineering - new vector

2011-06-28 Thread James Rankin
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/06/27/mission_impossible_mouse_attack/ -- On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke

Re: Social engineering - new vector

2011-06-28 Thread Ben Scott
On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 7:07 AM, James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.com wrote: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/06/27/mission_impossible_mouse_attack/ I'm more amused by: client specifically ruled out the use of social networks, telephones, and other social-engineering vectors, and gaining

Re: Social engineering - new vector

2011-06-28 Thread Andrew S. Baker
LOL Nice attack. What is the organization trying to prove by *not* testing the areas that will likely be targeted? *ASB* http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker** *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market…* * * On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 8:18 AM, Ben Scott

Re: Social engineering - new vector

2011-06-28 Thread James Rankin
Maybe to justify their policies on use of social networking/physical access/etc. But that doesn't stop employees being targeted off-site On 28 June 2011 14:23, Andrew S. Baker asbz...@gmail.com wrote: LOL Nice attack. What is the organization trying to prove by *not* testing the areas

RE: Social engineering - new vector

2011-06-28 Thread Matthew B Ames
You signature block gets better and better. :thumbsup: From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: 28 June 2011 12:07 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Social engineering - new vector http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/06/27/mission_impossible_mouse_attack/ -- On two occasions

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2011-06-28 Thread James Rankin
] *Sent:* 28 June 2011 12:07 *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Social engineering - new vector ** ** http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/06/27/mission_impossible_mouse_attack/ -- On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures

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2011-06-28 Thread Matthew B Ames
They get scared and kill themselves. Had any new job offers recently?! From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: 28 June 2011 16:03 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Social engineering - new vector I'm wondering what recruitment agents make of it when I send them my CV

Re: Social engineering - new vector

2011-06-28 Thread James Rankin
scared and kill themselves. Had any new job offers recently?!** ** ** ** ** ** *From:* James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] *Sent:* 28 June 2011 16:03 *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: Social engineering - new vector ** ** I'm wondering what recruitment agents

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2011-06-28 Thread Bill Humphries
Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: Social engineering - new vector I'm wondering what recruitment agents make of it when I send them my CV :-) On 28 June 2011 15:59, Matthew B Ames matthew.a...@qinetiq.com mailto:matthew.a...@qinetiq.com wrote: You signature block gets better

Re: Social engineering - new vector

2011-06-28 Thread Andrew S. Baker
scared and kill themselves. Had any new job offers recently?!* *** ** ** ** ** *From:* James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] *Sent:* 28 June 2011 16:03 *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: Social engineering - new vector ** ** I'm wondering what recruitment agents make

RE: Re: Social engineering - new vector

2011-06-28 Thread Webster
-Original Message- From: Bill Humphries [mailto:nt...@hedgedigger.com] Subject: OT: Re: Social engineering - new vector Nah. This is the intro to my resume: Bill's primary superpower is the ability to invoke amnesia. Clients and customers slowly forget the challenges and difficulties IT once

Re: Social engineering - new vector

2011-06-28 Thread Mike Leone
than mainframe time! Customer Information something-or-other System, wasn't it? (Googling would be too easy :-)) Webster -Original Message- From: Bill Humphries [mailto:nt...@hedgedigger.com] Subject: OT: Re: Social engineering - new vector Nah. This is the intro to my resume

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2011-06-28 Thread Todd Lemmiksoo
[mailto:nt...@hedgedigger.com] Subject: OT: Re: Social engineering - new vector Nah. This is the intro to my resume: Bill's primary superpower is the ability to invoke amnesia. Clients and customers slowly forget the challenges and difficulties IT once presented to their businesses

RE: Social engineering - new vector

2011-06-28 Thread Webster
Nope, go to the back of the class! J Customer Information CONTROL System. Remember, IBM was all about CONTROL back then. Webster From: Todd Lemmiksoo [mailto:tlemmik...@gmail.com] Subject: Re: Social engineering - new vector Customer Information Command System. On Tue, Jun 28

Re: Social engineering - new vector

2011-06-28 Thread Steven Peck
then. ** ** ** ** Webster ** ** *From:* Todd Lemmiksoo [mailto:tlemmik...@gmail.com] *Subject:* Re: Social engineering - new vector ** ** Customer Information Command System. On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 11:23 AM, Mike Leone oozerd...@gmail.com wrote:* *** On 6/28/2011 11:52 AM, Webster wrote

RE: Social engineering - new vector

2011-06-28 Thread Michael B. Smith
[mailto:tlemmik...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 12:28 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Social engineering - new vector Customer Information Command System. On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 11:23 AM, Mike Leone oozerd...@gmail.commailto:oozerd...@gmail.com wrote: On 6/28/2011 11:52 AM, Webster wrote

RE: Social engineering - new vector

2011-06-28 Thread Webster
] Subject: RE: Social engineering - new vector Control System. IBM had CICS Burroughs had GEMCOS Univac had TIP I don't remember what CDC had, although I used it at one point. Never used the Honeywell real-time system. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP

RE: Social engineering - new vector

2011-06-28 Thread Michael B. Smith
Subject: RE: Social engineering - new vector WOW, had no idea CICS was still a valid product. Had no idea it is still alive and chugging away. Googled CICS and landed on the IBM CICS page. Had a really nice chat with a really nice agent. Nice stroll down memory lane. Webster From: Michael

RE: Social engineering - new vector

2011-06-28 Thread Webster
From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Subject: RE: Social engineering - new vector All of those are still alive. J IBM still makes a really nice chunk-o-change selling mainframes. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http

Re: Social engineering - new vector

2011-06-28 Thread Ben Scott
On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 12:47 PM, Webster carlwebs...@gmail.com wrote: WOW, had no idea CICS was still a valid product. One of the things that differentiates the mainframe market from others is that IBM will support something for more-or-less forever, so long as you can pay the price. -- Ben

Re: Social engineering - new vector

2011-06-28 Thread Steven Peck
Well, that depends. On TSM we often get links to third party discussion board sites with the suggestion to 'try that'. Steven Peck http://www.blkmtn.org On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 10:08 AM, Ben Scott mailvor...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 12:47 PM, Webster carlwebs...@gmail.com

Re: Social engineering - new vector

2011-06-28 Thread Kurt Buff
That's just pure awesome. Love it. On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 04:07, James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.com wrote: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/06/27/mission_impossible_mouse_attack/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~

Re: Social engineering - new vector

2011-06-28 Thread Kurt Buff
Are those archives of the ADSM list out of Marist? There are some very smart people on that list. If you use TSM, I'd say that's an almost mandatory subscription. Kurt On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 10:43, Steven Peck sep...@gmail.com wrote: Well, that depends.  On TSM we often get links to third

Re: Social engineering - new vector

2011-06-28 Thread Steven Peck
nope. Years ago we had an Active/Active/Passive Exchange 2003 cluster (don't ask) and needed to configure it for backup. The TSM documents were non-obvious at the time and written for 2 node clusters. So we opened a ticket and got instructions back on how to configure a SQL server backup and a

RE: Social engineering - new vector

2011-06-28 Thread Mayo, Bill
Admin Issues Subject: Re: Social engineering - new vector nope. Years ago we had an Active/Active/Passive Exchange 2003 cluster (don't ask) and needed to configure it for backup. The TSM documents were non-obvious at the time and written for 2 node clusters. So we opened a ticket and got

Re: Social engineering - new vector

2011-06-28 Thread Kurt Buff
Ah. I don't use TSM any more, but if I did, I would re-subscribe to that list immediately. Kurt On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 11:27, Steven Peck sep...@gmail.com wrote: nope. Years ago we had an Active/Active/Passive Exchange 2003 cluster (don't ask) and needed to configure it for backup.  The