Re: File Transfer auto sign on

[lgoodbar@xxxxxxxxxxx (lg - Loyd Goodbar)]

On Tue, 17 Jun 1997 16:55:50 -0400, Dave Mahadevan
<mahadevan@fuse.net> wrote:
>This is a bad idea.  Bootable floppy is imperative for disaster
>recovery.
Agreed. Number one priority (IS): maintain the data. The articles in
this month's Midrange Computing magazine on AS/400 administration are
excellent.

(How to disable PC security snipped. I know this already.)

>One thing you can do like the guy did in Grisham's Firm is to encrypt
>all the hard disk data so even the boss cant get to it.  Not a good idea
>but the security freaks can have fun on this one.
>Dave Mahadevan.. mailto:mahadevan@fuse.net

This is the classic security problem: will we be as secure as
possible, or as free as possible. Every business must decide between
security and ease of use. Using passwords on everything is nice except
when you have to enter it every time you get a cup of coffee.

I like encryption even less than passwords for company-wide use. Who's
the keykeeper? What happens when the controller gets mad and leaves,
and you don't know the encryption password to the budget or expense
files? This is company-owned data we're talking about, not personal
notes.

Personally, I like to be the "little Big Brother". Sure, go ahead and
use passwords. Encrypt your files (if applicable). But tell me (the IS
dir.) or the CFO or CEO the combinations to your locks. That's company
data you're playing with. The company has a vested interest in knowing
your passwords to our data.

 - lg -
Loyd Goodbar
MIS director
Las Vegas Casino
Greenville  MS

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