Re: [Fed-Talk] RE: MACs are not authorized (UNCLASSIFIED)
Re: [Fed-Talk] RE: MACs are not authorized (UNCLASSIFIED)
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] RE: MACs are not authorized (UNCLASSIFIED)
- From: James Alcasid <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 17:45:01 -0400
- Thread-topic: [Fed-Talk] RE: MACs are not authorized (UNCLASSIFIED)
Title: Re: [Fed-Talk] RE: MACs are not authorized (UNCLASSIFIED)
There is a Mac AGM but it is not a free for all to use what you want based on your personal preferences. I can see creative media pros on the Mac but not so much someone that pushes email or office documents all day. As good as Office 2008 is, it is really a poor substitute for Office on Windows, don’t get me started on iWork as a substitution which I really like.
I’ve had brief discussions with Dr Harding on Macs when she was at NETCOM and proliferation of Macs was not the agenda. Justifications for Mac should be solid and concise versus “I want one”, it actually hurts the folks that actually need them.
In reference to what Mr Blankenship is experiencing with Macs that were on the network and are no longer allowed, drive that up the chain as Dennis mentioned and get the security risk posed in writing.
On 8/3/10 5:02 PM, "Joel Esler" <email@hidden> wrote:
Agreed. Complete BS. Netcom does allow Macs on the network. Hence why there is an AGM for it.
On Aug 3, 2010, at 4:45 PM, Dennis, Floyd B (IHS/HQ) wrote:
When receiving communications like this, my response is usually something along these lines:
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Please cite the specific security risks identified in relation to this operating platform.
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The best way I've found to deal with suspected appeals to false authority is to ask them to identify the authority. I don't have a major problem with following regulations - but you better be able to tell me WHICH regulation.
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Floyd Dennis
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From: fed-talk-bounces+floyd.dennis=email@hidden [mailto:fed-talk-bounces+floyd.dennis=email@hidden] On Behalf Of Blankenship, Bob J Mr CTR US USA IMCOM
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 2:29 PM
To: email@hidden
Subject: [Fed-Talk] MACs are not authorized (UNCLASSIFIED)
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE
Is anyone else on Army networks running into this problem? Received the
message below about reconnecting some Macs we have to the network.
NETCOM DAA MACs are not authorized for use on the NIPR/SIPR due to
the security risk they pose.
Thanks
Bob Blankenship
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE
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