Re: [Nolug] networking question

On Sat, 2004-08-07 at 17:37 -0400, Mark A. Hershberger wrote:
> -ray <ray@ops.selu.edu> writes:
>
> > I'd personally like to know what business this is, that can afford
> > an AS400 but can't afford or be bothered with VPN/encrypted
> > sessions.
>
> Eh, try the DOI, as in "Department of the Interior". These are the
> people who manage the drilling rights in the Gulf (as in MMS) as well
> as Native American relations with the government.
>
> A couple of years ago the entire DOI (including MMS there in Elmwood)
> was taken off the net because of a case brought against it by some
> Native Americans.
>
> Seems that the DOI had an un-secured mainframe with lots of personal
> data from said Native Americans. The judge ordered all network
> connections severed until the problem was fixed.

Earlier this year I read something about that. It didn't say why,
though.

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