> On Mar 27, 2018, at 6:17 AM, Richards, Robert B. <robert.richa...@opm.gov> > wrote: > > Is your upper management watching the movies "The Net" or "War Games" on a > loop? Paranoid much? > > Do the words "SECURE TRANSMISSION" mean anything to them? > Consider that the world's wealth is running on IBM's z/OS operating systems. > Virtually all of them get their OS upgrades electronically. But your company > is "special"? <insert sarcastic smile> > How many other posters on this forum have ever said "me too" to the paranoia > expressed in your posts?
I can’t get into much detail here other than to say NO to your first question. I will say this much this “company” is extremely sensitive on anything going or coming from the several floors the company owns and They regularly have sweeps for any incoming/outgoing transmissions (this includes telephone monitoring and an occasional searching of personal property coming in or going out. I have heard rumors of departments that undergo lie detector tests on an irregular basis. I am only able to “chat” on IBM-Main as i do not disclose company info. Like I said before I am getting to the edge and I will have to stop answering the questions because I can’t go into any detail. As to your last couple of sentences Up until recently we got everything on tape. Our company is something unique (I have been told) by IBMers and that is all I can say to that. In am freely able to converse (but not name) companies I have worked for in the past. Which leaves me as my boss puts it anything That I have learned or did during my time here is strictly off limits on any job resumes/applications or for that matter credit applications. I am essentially retired and not working. When I have an possible APAR and I need to go over dumps I get a special number at IBM to call and they take care of everything and make sure there are no way the company name gets into the apar under any circumstances. Two times I have been called in after making the phone call to make sure nothing sensitive has been given out. They by now know that I do not give out any information and semi listen to the calls. Ed ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
