Mr Bank IT Manager -- Update.

[darkrose.livejournal.com]

Original story here.

So I've been going back and forth with this guy for a few days now, and he finally came out told me why he wants to use FTP. It is so asinine, I will just quote exactly what he said:

"I think it is because we are a peer-to-peer network and were using alot of Window 98 PCs which didn't have the permission for file sharing so we couldn't control the access to the files."

"Now that we have a centeralized server with the capablities you are probablely taking about, I will have to look into you suggestions in more."

The capabilities I'm talking about? File sharing. You know, creating user folders and assigning permissions. Concepts that've been around for how long?

I'm young in the tooth, guys. I mean, I've only been doing IT stuff for 13 years and change now (I'm 33, started my first helldesk gig when I was 20 and in college). Now I work on Linux servers for the most part and have for the past, oh..5 years or so now..so maybe I'm out of touch with the average Windows Admin..

I do know one thing though: This bank is an ID theft ring's wet dream.

Comments

[bamatone.livejournal.com]

Small local bank / credit union? (Not Wachovia? *crosses fingers*)

[manuka.livejournal.com]

If the regulators knew about this, they'd be shut down in a heartbeat. If you want to be a real bastard, call the feds.

[jecook]

Oh Hell Yes. Win98 is NO not HIPPA or Oxley-Sox-Bournes (or whatever the fuck it's called anymore- It's late and I'm tired) compliant, due to the lack of any access control whatsoever.

Even if it's windows 2000 on a workgroup, you at least have local machine access control on it.

Me? I'd call them out on general principals (after making damn sure I had no funds stored there, or any other type of investments...)

[docskurlock.livejournal.com]

I believe that 98 DOES have file sharing. You just can't restrict the shares. I could be wrong about that, it's been about 4 years since I've actually WORKED on a 98 machine and needed to share any part of the file system with any other system. However, I'm pretty sure 98 could do it, and has been able to do it.

[trixtah.livejournal.com]

You can restrict the shares (across the network), but you can't restrict the actual file/folder permissions.