Especially since so many Prime installations never changed the sysadmin password :-D
Larry Hiscock Western Computer Services -----Original Message----- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of George Gallen Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 5:52 AM To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] Disclosing technology - Was 'Has anyone ever heard of Kyle Stetson?' That reminds me of when I first attended college, the university ran Prime's. I had purhcased a primos system admin manual direct from Prime, and had it with me at school. They were NOT pleased that Prime sold it to me. So those concerns were very active, even in the early 80's. > -----Original Message----- > From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users- > boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Dawn Wolthuis > Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2011 11:04 PM > To: U2 Users List > Subject: Re: [U2] Disclosing technology - Was 'Has anyone ever heard of > Kyle Stetson?' > > Agreed. When managing a Pr1me shop on a college campus in the early > 90's > when so many youngsters and hackers knew *nix or Windows, I really > appreciated the added "security by ignorance" we had on our > administrative > machines. If students were going to hack, it would be on the boxes > other > than where their grades were or the payroll was, for example There is > something to be said for keeping such things quiet. It really isn't an > impressive line item in a real security plan but does add to it. Good > point, > Dan. --dawn > _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
