Security

[ed]

I contend that there is no security for anything that is connected to the net. There I said it. Is this paranoid rambluing? Maybe yes. Maybe no.

Why couldn't the government demand that microsoft program back doors into everything they sell? Why no dammit!!!

And what about this internetthing... can't the government shut it down? And what about cloud computing? What the fuck is up with that? Thats like inviting Joe Biden into your house.

So? Answer me that if you can!!?!11

[Grammatron]

You should buy a gun or two, you will feel safer.

[ed]

Don't patronize me, this is serious.

Do you really feel secure?

[Grammatron]

Don't patronize me, this is serious.

Do you really feel secure?

Not unless I have a canon near me.

[Rob Lister]

Don't patronize me, this is serious.

Do you really feel secure?

Not unless I have a canon near me.

A camera is not going to help. 8)

[Mentat]

No need to worry, we still have Obama to blame when a security breach is found.

[Rob Lister]

No need to worry, we still have Obama to blame when a security breach is found.

Obama took credit for the last big one. Is your memory failing? I mean, I can post a link if you like.

[Cool Hand]

No need to worry, we still have Obama to blame when a security breach is found.

Obama took credit for the last big one. Is your memory failing? I mean, I can post a link if you like.

Just be sure that the link has a Trojan horse and a worm or two. K thx.

CH

[ed]

I am watching the debate: Obama winked at me :shock:

[grayman]

Security:

http://www.sheerdeterminationracing.com ... /awake.jpg

[DrMatt]

I know my life has been twisted by the Internet because whenever somebody says or writes "Science!" I immediately picture a test-tube dancing to stupid music.

[gnome]

I picture Magnus Pyke from the Thomas Dolby video... who I just discovered was something of a Bill Nye of his time. (Magnus, that is). I'm thinking new avatar...

[gnome]

Found this one...

[Witness]

Long, wordy article, so excerpt:

The Full Story of the Stunning RSA Hack Can Finally Be Told

In 2011, Chinese spies stole the crown jewels of cybersecurity—stripping protections from firms and government agencies worldwide. Here’s how it happened.

...

RSA kept those seeds on a single, well-protected server, which the company called the “seed warehouse.” They served as a crucial ingredient in one of RSA's core products: SecurID tokens—little fobs you carried in a pocket and pulled out to prove your identity by entering the six-digit codes that were constantly updated on the fob's screen. If someone could steal the seed values stored in that warehouse, they could potentially clone those SecurID tokens and silently break the two-factor authentication they offered, allowing hackers to instantly bypass that security system anywhere in the world, accessing anything from bank accounts to national security secrets.

Now, staring at the network logs on his screen, it looked to Leetham like these keys to RSA’s global kingdom had already been stolen.

https://www.wired.com/story/the-full-st ... y-be-told/ for all of it.

[Pyrrho]

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/11/hoa ... i-website/

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirmed today that its fbi.gov domain name and Internet address were used to blast out thousands of fake emails about a cybercrime investigation. According to an interview with the person who claimed responsibility for the hoax, the spam messages were sent by abusing insecure code in an FBI online portal designed to share information with state and local law enforcement authorities.

:freedom:

[Pyrrho]

[Pyrrho]

Was asked to export a database we had set up for a client. Now, that account and project was closed in December 2020. Had given the client the login credentials for the server and deleted our service accounts. I told our team that I couldn't do the download because it is unethical. I did check and the client has not changed the server account password.

<Insert classic line from Kurosawa epic here.>

[ed]

I contend that there is no security for anything that is connected to the net. There I said it. Is this paranoid rambluing? Maybe yes. Maybe no.

Why couldn't the government demand that microsoft program back doors into everything they sell? Why no dammit!!!

And what about this internetthing... can't the government shut it down? And what about cloud computing? What the fuck is up with that? Thats like inviting Joe Biden into your house.

So? Answer me that if you can!!?!11

N.B. pROOF OF THE PARANORMAL.

[ed]

I recall getting into an argument with some dumbfuck about the interwebs. I contended that a government could shut it down. He said "no, impossible".

I realize now that, while I may have been correct, my position was hopelessly naïve. A government would not be served by shutting it down, the right thing to do would be to monitor everything. Then you know who to watch/liquidate. In fact, they ought to entrap.

Live and learn.