Hi All :)
    Ok, I posted a similar note as Denys and forgot to add that we have on our
network that "passive monitoring may be performed and the results of such turned
over to the proper authorities

    Ok, I found and have included the text of our network "dial-in" welcome
messge.  This was developed in conjunction with the University's staff and legal
department.

     They pointed out that it is not the best but will "help" should we have to
pursue legal actions with anyone.


>   This computer facility is for the use of staff of the Oregon Health
>  Sciences Foundation only.  Entry into this system by any individuals not
> specifically authorized shall be viewed as Trespass.

>   All system activity on this computer system is subject to monitoring by
>   System Management Personnel.
>
>   Anyone using this system expressly consents to such monitoring and is
>   advised that if such monitoring reveals possible evidence of criminal
>   activity, system management personnel may provide the evidence of
 >   such  monitoring to law enforcement officials.
>
>                        You have Logged In Successfully
>                          Via the remote Dial-In System

Art  "Paranoid, Cause it is in the Job Description" Bahrs

>>> "Denys P. Beauchemin" <[log in to unmask]> 03/13/97 10:15am >>>
Go one step further and put in that access to the system is restricted to
authorized users or some such verbiage.  In other words, tell people to
keep off if they are not supposed to be on the machine.

Kind regards,

Denys. . .
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From:   Cynthia Bridges-Fowler[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Sent:   Thursday, 13 March, 1997 11:04 AM
To:     [log in to unmask]
Subject:        Security Tip

In this morning's digested version of HP3000-L, I saw something that has
prompted me to post this message. Here is what I saw:

>     *******************************
>     *    WELCOME TO THE HP3000    *
>     *       SERIES 928 !!         *
>     *******************************

At a seminar on security about a year or so ago, the speaker mentioned
that, in a (then) recent computer hacker lawsuit, the hacker was ACQUITTED
because, on the organization's computer, the word "Welcome" appeared in
the system's welcome message. That might be stretching things a bit from
our standpoint, yet that is exactly how the judge viewed it. So since we
don't want to find ourselves in the same position as the lawsuit's
organization, we've removed 'WELCOME' from all of our machines. Our
"welcome message" says simply:

    ******************************************
    *                                        *
    *   Kansas City, Kansas Public Library   *
    *                                        *
    ******************************************

A word to the wise....

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 Cynthia D. Bridges-Fowler             Phone:  1-913 279-2361
 Computer Systems Supervisor
 Kansas City, Kansas Public Library      Fax:  1-913 551-3221
 625 Minnesota Avenue
 Kansas City, Kansas 66101-2805        email:  [log in to unmask]

             All opinions expressed are strictly personal.
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