full-disclosure - Re: Computer name should match with your real identity?

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Message-ID: <BANLkTimXy8NQ25Gj79UsGwt7YGchffGR-A@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:46:12 +1000
From: "-= Glowing Doom =-" <secn3t@...il.com>
To: taneja.security@...il.com, full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: Computer name should match with your real
	identity?

this is maybe to access theyre database, or belong to it, so they can
basically track every pc, and possibly install psanYwhere as i know many
corps want done, you do need to have proper name of pc for some of this
stuff.. might be administral procedure, i would not stress on this to much
id just ask about more about it...
cheers!
xd

On 29 April 2011 17:26, <taneja.security@...il.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Recently got a policy from admin to change your PC name with your "name" +
> organisation name.
>
> I am not doing it for a long time as I feel it could be case of
> "information leakage" .
>
> So need any ref./case study/security policy referencing not to have real
> name .
>
>
> -Avii
>
>
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