Re: Book on Hacking the iSeries

[Simon Coulter <shc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 19/02/2008, at 8:39 AM, Mike Cunningham wrote:

> Has anyone read this book?  Is it a worthwhile investment?

I haven't read the book. I expect it may prove interesting reading.  
The author posts on these lists so you could search the archives for  
his name. Also go to his web site http://www.venera.com and read some  
of the white papers on iSeries vulnerabilities. I looked at those  
ages ago and while the papers are interesting I formed the opinion  
that most of them relied on what I would consider non-native access  
methods and that a properly set up system would not be vulnerable.  
The most useful aspect of them seems to be informing traditional  
iSeries administrators of exposures they might not otherwise  
consider. You should read the white papers and form your own opinion.

Regards,
Simon Coulter.
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