Personally, I see this as a very useful exercise... It is NOT in the best interests of our employers for sensitive information to be easily misappropriated. I do not think it unreasonable to assume that, given casual access and opportunity, sensitive data will be stolen and possibly misused.
Do you roll up your windows and lock your doors on your car? You do this NOT to keep the determined thief from stealing from you, but rather to keep the lazy, casual thief from doing his business. Locked doors won't protect you from someone with skill and determination. However, locked doors will deter the lazy and/or stupid who are only opportunists....
Eric
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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Ron Adams
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 2:40 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: How can I prevent PC screen print - for encryption
Excuse me if I step on some toes here, but I can't help it. I've been
reading thru this message thread and the term "paranoia" keeps coming
to mind. I like the Wikipedia definition best - "a disturbed thought
process characterized by excessive anxiety or fear, often to the point
of irrationality and delusion. Paranoid thinking typically includes
persecutory beliefs concerning a perceived threat."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranoia
What's not to stop someone from using cut/paste functions on the
emulator to paste it into a word doc, or txt file, etc.
Ron Adams
midrange.com
