Thinking back to some of the stories in RSGTCV, right back where you started...
-- David Harley CITP FBCS CISSP Small Blue-Green World > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rob, > grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah > Sent: 21 March 2011 19:55 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [funsec] Dumb computer virus story > > I really don't know who is more ignorant here, the city > authorities "protecting" > the computers, or the journalist writing up the story ... > > http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Virus+attacks+city+computer+s > ystem/446266 > 4/story.html > > If you know anything about the technology, this is howlingly > funny (or, it would > be, if it weren't so sadly representative ...) > > "Per Kristensen, director of information and technology, said > he was shocked by > how quickly the virus infected the system. > > "The first time anyone anywhere in the world noticed this new > virus was on > [March 15] and then it hit us on the 16th," he said Thursday." > > (How many new viruses are "created" every day, these days?) > > "People can be assured that all their information is secure. > Protection of their > personal information is a priority. The city's system won't > be turned on until we > are confident we have this solved," he said. > > (Ummm, how are you going to clean up the computers if they > are turned off?) > > "We've got multiple levels of protection and firewalls, but > nothing recognizes > this." > > (Yeah, firewalls do a GREAT job against viruses ...) > > "We may have to shut down throughout the weekend and we won't > put the system > back up until we know we have this under control. And right > now, we don't know > how long that will be." > > (Based on this, I'm not holding my breath ...) > > ====================== (quote inserted randomly by Pegasus Mailer) > [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] > Justify my text? I'm sorry but it has no excuse. > victoria.tc.ca/techrev/rms.htm http://www.infosecbc.org/links > http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/author/p1/ > http://twitter.com/rslade > _______________________________________________ > Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. > https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec > Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
