>Subject:       FW: NOTICE TO ALL PARK BOARD COMPUTER USERS regarding Hacker
>Conference this weekend
>Importance:    High
>
>Minneapolis Park and Recreation ITS Hacker conference action plan:
>
>       In response to the City's action plan noted below, Park Board ITS
      >will be disabling the Park Board's Email services Friday evening, May 21st
      >through Monday morning, May 24th.  Park Board users will not have access
      >at all to their Park Board Email accounts during this time.
      >
      >In addition - Dial-In (Reachout) services will be disabled Thursday
      >evening, May 20th beginning at 8:00pm through Monday morning, May 24th.
      >The Minneapolis rec centers and other remote users will not be able to
      >access their Reachout accounts during this time.  Remote  PEIRS users
      >entering time are advised to do so by Thursday evening, May 20th by
      >8:00pm.
      >PEIRS users downtown, at the SSSC, or on frame-relay (golf courses)  will
      >be able to enter in time as usual.
      >
      >If you have questions, please contact the Park Board Help Desk at
      >661-XXXX.  Thank you for your cooperation.
      >
      >Larry Brandts
      >Park Board ITS Manager
      >
      >
      >-----Original Message-----
      >From:  XXXXXXXXXXX Sent:       Wednesday, May 19, 1999 10:35 AM
      >To:    All Exchange Users
      >Subject:       NOTICE TO ALL CITY COMPUTER USERS
      >
      >To all City Staff,
      >RootFest '99, a convention of so-called computer "hackers" will be meeting
      >in Minneapolis this weekend, May 21-23.  You may have read news stories
      >about individuals (hackers) who have used their computer programming
      >skills to gain unauthorized access (hack) into computer networks of
      >government agencies, businesses, banks, or other high-profile
      >organizations.  Sometimes, these individuals hack into computers to
      >perform fairly harmless computer pranks.  However, that is not always the
      >case.  Hackers can also infect entire computer networks with disabling
      >viruses.
      >
      >As a precautionary measure, we are reminding you of safe computing
      >practices that should already be followed, as well as some additional
      >steps we will be taking to protect the City from any unauthorized access
      >to our network.  To be successful, we will need the active participation
      >of all City staff.
      >
      >1.  Employees must turn off their computer terminals at the close of
      >business each night.
      >
      >2.  Those who have an individual analog phone line and modem should be
      >turning off the modem every night.  There are very few of these individual
      >analog lines and modems left in the City, and they are being phased out
      >because of their risk to network security.   Anyone who has one of the new
      >City image pc's does not have worry about this issue, as they are using
      >the new City standard for remote access.  If you have not had a line/modem
      >installed, you do not need to do anything except turn off your pc.
      >
      >3.  Employees will not have access to their City email accounts at all
      >beginning Friday evening through Monday morning.  There will not be access
      >to email outside of the City from Thursday evening through Monday morning.
      >
      >4.  Access to the City's network from outside locations will be
      >temporarily cancelled Thursday evening through Monday morning.  This will
      >not impact the majority of staff members, but as an example, if you can
      >currently check your City email account from home, you will not be able to
      >do so during that timeframe.
      >
      >Employees who will be at work over the weekend will have access to Insite,
      >the City's intranet, as well as the Internet.
      >   While I do not believe the City will be a target for these individuals, 
      >it
      >is a prudent business decision to follow these simple safety precautions.
      >If you have questions regarding any of these steps, please contact Wanda
      >Forsythe, in ITS Security.  Her number is 673-XXXX.
      >
      >Thank you for your attention to this matter.
      >
      >- Don Saelens
      >*  *  *  *  *  *  *  Sara Dietrich, Communications Department
      >673-XXX; 673-XXXX (fax)