Skip to comments.
The most insecure part of your network is...
IT World ^
| 11 January 2010
| sjvn
Posted on 01/13/2010 6:16:40 AM PST by ShadowAce
click here to read article
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-37 last
To: ShadowAce
True tech support story from back in the days of 5.25" floppy drives:
A galpal of mine is having trouble with a program on the hard drive. She calls tech support. Looks like she'll have to reinstall the program from floppy disks.
- Tech guy: Take the floppy disk out of the protective envelope. Galpal: Check.
- Tech guy: Put the floppy disk face up in the drive. Galpal: Check.
- Tech guy: OK, now close the door. Galpal: Gets out of her chair, crosses the room, and closes her office door.
To: Future Snake Eater
That's one of Murphy's Laws.
"Just when you've made things idiot proof, someone invents a better idiot."
22
posted on
01/13/2010 7:15:31 AM PST
by
Dead Corpse
(III, Oathkeeper)
To: Dead Corpse
Luckily we have a complete idiot working here in my shop, so whenever I create a new database/interface, I turn her loose on it. She finds holes in my security I never would’ve dreamed of! There really are such things as “useful idiots”! lol...
23
posted on
01/13/2010 7:27:18 AM PST
by
Future Snake Eater
("Get out of the boat and walk on the water with us!”--Sen. Joe Biden)
To: paulycy
That’s the ultimate solution to all our problems.
24
posted on
01/13/2010 7:50:49 AM PST
by
stuartcr
(If we are truly made in the image of God, why do we have faults?)
To: Future Snake Eater
Every time I figure theres NO WAY someone could be dumber than that last guy, an even dumber one shows up to prove me wrong.We have a related rule in engineering. If you think you've finally made something foolproof, the universe will upgrade to a better class of idiots.
25
posted on
01/13/2010 8:01:46 AM PST
by
Still Thinking
(Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
To: martin_fierro
Tech guy: Take the floppy disk out of the protective envelope. Galpal: Check. When I got to this point, I was afraid the plastic jacket on the actual disk was going to be the "protective envelope"!
26
posted on
01/13/2010 8:04:17 AM PST
by
Still Thinking
(Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
To: Future Snake Eater
I would say the Pentagon and the city of Troy as the two most memorable.
27
posted on
01/13/2010 8:26:58 AM PST
by
willyd
(Reducing Taxes Reduces our Carbon Footprint)
To: ShadowAce
...your real security problem is the people sitting between their keyboards and their displays. If you're sitting between your keyboard and your display, you have WAY more problems than just computer security!
"Doctor, my neck hurts. I always have to look over my shoulder to see my monitor."
28
posted on
01/13/2010 8:27:30 AM PST
by
TChris
("Hello", the politician lied.)
To: ShadowAce
Yup, the weakest part for security anywhere and on anything is the people. For computers it’s the dinguses that click on any damn thing that crosses their desktop running in god mode, doesn’t matter what the OS is, or what AV they’re running, the clickity clickities will manage to get every piece of malware available. They’re why trojans are the most successful method of delivering malware.
29
posted on
01/13/2010 8:31:19 AM PST
by
discostu
(wanted: brick, must be thick and well kept)
To: TChris
30
posted on
01/13/2010 8:31:32 AM PST
by
paulycy
(The Liberals' DOUBLE-STANDARDS are HATE CRIMES.)
To: Still Thinking
The problem is ALWAYS that nut behind the keyboard...
31
posted on
01/13/2010 8:33:07 AM PST
by
MortMan
(Stubbing one's toes is a valid (if painful) way of locating furniture in the dark.)
To: martin_fierro
Did she also use the mouse like a gas pedal and the CD-Rom drive as a retractable cup holder ;)
32
posted on
01/13/2010 9:54:21 AM PST
by
valkyry1
To: Future Snake Eater
End users I can deal with. At least, the lower level end users. They may complain when I tighten security, but, in the end, they have no choice.
The problem end users are invariably CEO’s, CFO’s, etc.
They tend to think security is for the little people.
33
posted on
01/14/2010 7:37:44 AM PST
by
stylin_geek
(Greed and envy is used by our political class to exploit the rich and poor.)
To: DesertSapper
One company I worked for had allowed end users to install AOL on their work computers.
Eventually, I won the battle and got that crap removed. I also removed the ability to install software in the process.
The complaints I received when I instituted a password policy that required regular password changes were unreal.
34
posted on
01/14/2010 7:43:06 AM PST
by
stylin_geek
(Greed and envy is used by our political class to exploit the rich and poor.)
To: stylin_geek
It’s the exact same way in the military. Commanders, XOs, Sergeants Major....if they want to do something against security principles, all I can do is advise against it, but, in the end, I make it happen for ‘em.
35
posted on
01/14/2010 9:44:00 AM PST
by
Future Snake Eater
("Get out of the boat and walk on the water with us!”--Sen. Joe Biden)
To: ShadowAce
So we got a user who responded to a phishing email with his login name and password. All of a sudden his account is a spammer to the world. Fine, OK, it happens - we clean his workstation up and change his password, etc, etc. A week later he's a spammer to the world again. What happened? "Oh, I changed my password back to the old one because I can remember it better."
Why isn't murder legal?
To: Billthedrill
I’ve always insisted that computers are complex tools—much like table saws and lathes. Users should be required to go through training to be allowed to use one.
37
posted on
01/14/2010 11:42:59 AM PST
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-37 last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson