MICROSOFT SECURITY FAILED BECAUSE OF HUMAN ERROR Microsoft's corporate network was cracked. The bad guys (to use police slang) got in, created couple dozen user accounts on the network, and attempted to upgrade their security access. Before Microsoft's network administrators woke up to the intrusion, blueprints to one of Microsoft's secret new products were snatched along with other undisclosed files. The network administrators dropped the ball on this one. Reportedly, the admins thought the new accounts were set up incorrectly by a new employee. It wasn't until security access upgrades were attempted that any of the admins thought to check the new accounts more closely. But it was too late. The crackers had been in, had a look see, downloaded a few (maybe thousands) files, and were gone in the night. That, according to sources familiar with the case, is when Microsoft called in its computer security team. Microsoft admits the crackers were in for at least 12 days, maybe as long as five weeks. Come on admins, you knew rogue accounts existed for TWELVE DAYS and you didn't do anything! That's inexcusable. I'd offer retraining to an admin who didn't notice the new accounts and then called in security as soon as they were detected. But to let a known security problem fester for two weeks before getting on it, is clear cause for dismissal. And these admins names should be made public to protect other employers from their stupidity. I understand it's tough to detect cracks and even tougher to plug the security hole and determine the extent of damage. But knowing there's a problem and doing nothing is unforgivable. One last word, don't hire any network administrators who've recently left Microsoft. -- Eko Sulistiono MIKRODATA & AntiVirus Media Web: http://www.mikrodata.co.id/ WAP: http://www.mikrodata.co.id/wap/index.wml This message contains no viruses. Guaranteed by AVP. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forum Komunikasi Penulis-Pembaca MIKRODATA (FKPPM) Informasi : http:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Arsip : http://www.mail-archive.com/forum%40mikrodata.co.id/ WAP : http://mikrodata.co.id/wap/index.wml Milis ini menjadi kontribusi beberapa rubrik yang diasuh tim MIKRODATA. Termasuk rubrik-rubrik yang ada di media lain. Memakai, Menyebarluaskan, dan Memperbanyak software bajakan adalah tindakan kriminal. Please check with the latest AVP update before you ask about virus: ftp://mikrodata.co.id/avirus_&_security/AntiViral_Toolkit_Pro/avp30.zip
