RE: Is someone trying to hack my system?

[Jerry Adams <jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Unless you are part of a very large company, or have to pass something like a SOX audit, normal (accounting) auditors don't know squat about system security - even the I.T. auditors.

I get the most idiotic questions about the system during our annual audit, but nothing worth blowing smoke at.  These guys are Windows savvy, but not IBM i savvy.  Do they care (or even know) that I have *AllObj security on production and development?  "We're running at security level 40," I say; blank stares.

That said, I have been audited in the past by highly competent and thorough auditors.  But those were D/P specific audits ("Financials?  I don't need to see no steenking financials.").  And I've learned a lot from those guys and gals; most notably not to volunteer something unless you want it to show up in the audit letter.

Jerry C. Adams
IBM System i Programmer/Analyst
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-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bentley Pearson
Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 3:16 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: Is someone trying to hack my system?

Hey Rob, I know a couple of security consultants who would like to know
about that company! LOL. 

SHOCKING. 

Auditors would lock my doors over something like that. WOW. 

Maybe I'm just paranoid. 

Bentley Pearson 
Vice President - Information Services 
Southland National Insurance Corporation 
1812 University Blvd 
Tuscaloosa, Al 
35403 
205 345 7410 
bpearson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 


-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of rob@xxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 3:08 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: Is someone trying to hack my system?

And I've heard of a local company with telnet open to the net and 
QSECOFR/QSECOFR.  Stunning.

Rob Berendt