RE: Encrypting a library

[Steve Pitcher <SPitcher@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tell your buddy that Steve says he's has learned more from Larry than Larry has learned from Steve.

Steve Pitcher

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-----Original Message-----
From: Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 3, 2021 10:12 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Encrypting a library

One of my customers just read a piece somewhere where 'some guy from iTech' explains the cavernous exposure that is an IFS Root Share. Now they are terrified and are prepared to simply delete it and deal with any consequence of crashing apps or help desk tickets whining about lost access.

I asked why they wouldn't listen to me when I pointed this out. They said I should meet this guy 'Steve' because he's an expert and I could learn from him.  I pointed out that I've known 'this guy Steve' for a decade and did a session at NAViGATE with him just last week where, among other things, we told people 'NO!' to sharing the root.

They responded 'Oh.'

But if 'this guy Steve' can get them to not share the root, I'm OK with that.  Thanks Steve!

        - DrF

On 6/3/2021 8:51 AM, Rob Berendt wrote:
> <snip>
> I'll pay more attention next time I recover a system from malware. I get a call every couple weeks now.
>
> Steve Pitcher
> </snip>
>
> That last sentence says a lot now about how people need to take this more seriously, eh?
>
> Rob Berendt

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