I don't know who I hate more...
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Hi All, Trying and failing to work from home due in part to the wet string broad band connection and the laptop I have, locked for my security. Having to use a 'Mini Hub' due to the broadband being unstable I find I can't use the mini-hub as the Work lappy will not see things plugged into the usb ports! So I have go to go into the Office to winge at IT and attend an Online meeting. I wanted to work from home today! :sigh:
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Hi All, Trying and failing to work from home due in part to the wet string broad band connection and the laptop I have, locked for my security. Having to use a 'Mini Hub' due to the broadband being unstable I find I can't use the mini-hub as the Work lappy will not see things plugged into the usb ports! So I have go to go into the Office to winge at IT and attend an Online meeting. I wanted to work from home today! :sigh:
glennPattonContracting2 wrote:
the Work lappy will not see things plugged into the usb ports!
this is a great security feature as some employees like to steal source code, etc. and put them on thumb drives. My company has the laptop encrypted with Bitlocker and so if you store something on a USB device, it encrypts it, so that only the laptop can read it back again. My company also installed extra security software to prevent uploading anything to non approved repos, etc. so stealing source code, etc. and uploading it to a personal drop box, cloud storage, git repo, etc. can't be done either. My laptop is currently the most secure digital device I have had in my entire life, I think. :laugh:
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glennPattonContracting2 wrote:
the Work lappy will not see things plugged into the usb ports!
this is a great security feature as some employees like to steal source code, etc. and put them on thumb drives. My company has the laptop encrypted with Bitlocker and so if you store something on a USB device, it encrypts it, so that only the laptop can read it back again. My company also installed extra security software to prevent uploading anything to non approved repos, etc. so stealing source code, etc. and uploading it to a personal drop box, cloud storage, git repo, etc. can't be done either. My laptop is currently the most secure digital device I have had in my entire life, I think. :laugh:
No camera phones either? OCR on phone photos is entirely trivial. Even better - thanks to Samsung's Fort Knox (I'm sure competitors have similar) you can put those photos into secure storage where the outside world don't shine and be done with it... :-\ :laugh:
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No camera phones either? OCR on phone photos is entirely trivial. Even better - thanks to Samsung's Fort Knox (I'm sure competitors have similar) you can put those photos into secure storage where the outside world don't shine and be done with it... :-\ :laugh:
As any protection measure, it raises the required skill level and the cost of breaching them. It can't completely prevent intrusion by a skilled and motivated attacker.
GCS d--(d+) s-/++ a C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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glennPattonContracting2 wrote:
the Work lappy will not see things plugged into the usb ports!
this is a great security feature as some employees like to steal source code, etc. and put them on thumb drives. My company has the laptop encrypted with Bitlocker and so if you store something on a USB device, it encrypts it, so that only the laptop can read it back again. My company also installed extra security software to prevent uploading anything to non approved repos, etc. so stealing source code, etc. and uploading it to a personal drop box, cloud storage, git repo, etc. can't be done either. My laptop is currently the most secure digital device I have had in my entire life, I think. :laugh:
Slacker007 wrote:
My laptop is currently the most secure digital device I have had in my entire life, I think. :laugh:
Exporting text is usually trivial. Moreso if a compiler is on the machine. If you need to neuter the machine because you cannot trust your employees means you have a bigger problem :)
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Slacker007 wrote:
My laptop is currently the most secure digital device I have had in my entire life, I think. :laugh:
Exporting text is usually trivial. Moreso if a compiler is on the machine. If you need to neuter the machine because you cannot trust your employees means you have a bigger problem :)
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
Eddy Vluggen wrote:
If you need to neuter the machine because you cannot trust your employees means you have a bigger problem
Or more than one. There are many "engineers" and "developers" who blindly click and fall for any phishing scam they see, or use their work computers for personal and potentially risky activities (gaming, sketchy p**n sites, sketchy "dating" sites, P2P, streaming...).
GCS d--(d+) s-/++ a C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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As any protection measure, it raises the required skill level and the cost of breaching them. It can't completely prevent intrusion by a skilled and motivated attacker.
GCS d--(d+) s-/++ a C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
Sure, I get that. The old saying, you can't prevent access, merely increase its cost has never been more true. What is also true however, is that if you flaunt your distrust for those you rely upon, you're simply scheduling the time they'll bite you when they can. People that need said measures in order not to steal the company data weren't the best hires in the first place. Oh. Right. Recruitment firms and HR. Nevermind. I'm thinking about some alternate universe where these entities aren't dumber than a firehose. :doh:
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Sure, I get that. The old saying, you can't prevent access, merely increase its cost has never been more true. What is also true however, is that if you flaunt your distrust for those you rely upon, you're simply scheduling the time they'll bite you when they can. People that need said measures in order not to steal the company data weren't the best hires in the first place. Oh. Right. Recruitment firms and HR. Nevermind. I'm thinking about some alternate universe where these entities aren't dumber than a firehose. :doh:
And consultants. Too many firms hire consultants as temporary workers, and consulence companies foster a mercenary environment - they parade us to customers singing our praises and overselling us , just like a pimp would do - so trust is hard to give.
GCS d--(d+) s-/++ a C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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Eddy Vluggen wrote:
If you need to neuter the machine because you cannot trust your employees means you have a bigger problem
Or more than one. There are many "engineers" and "developers" who blindly click and fall for any phishing scam they see, or use their work computers for personal and potentially risky activities (gaming, sketchy p**n sites, sketchy "dating" sites, P2P, streaming...).
GCS d--(d+) s-/++ a C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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use their work computers for personal and potentially risky activities
Therein lies a problem, more so if you can't block stuff like yahoo mail. We do so at the firewall but that is only on site. A "well protected" corp laptop: Highly interlocked, protected device, with limited compute capabilities. :sigh:
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
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use their work computers for personal and potentially risky activities
Therein lies a problem, more so if you can't block stuff like yahoo mail. We do so at the firewall but that is only on site. A "well protected" corp laptop: Highly interlocked, protected device, with limited compute capabilities. :sigh:
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
It's honestly a question of employee training and selection. If an employee has not the honesty, intelligence and integrity necessary to not f* around with company's equipment he has to go. When unapologetically laying off any employee stupid enough to not grasp the basic computer security concepts after 40 years of PC existance becomes the norm, computer security becomes the norm as well. Dura lex, sed lex.
GCS d--(d+) s-/++ a C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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It's honestly a question of employee training and selection. If an employee has not the honesty, intelligence and integrity necessary to not f* around with company's equipment he has to go. When unapologetically laying off any employee stupid enough to not grasp the basic computer security concepts after 40 years of PC existance becomes the norm, computer security becomes the norm as well. Dura lex, sed lex.
GCS d--(d+) s-/++ a C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
I love your perfect world. :) Alas, mine has a few very smart people who occasionally make dumb mistakes.
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
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It's honestly a question of employee training and selection. If an employee has not the honesty, intelligence and integrity necessary to not f* around with company's equipment he has to go. When unapologetically laying off any employee stupid enough to not grasp the basic computer security concepts after 40 years of PC existance becomes the norm, computer security becomes the norm as well. Dura lex, sed lex.
GCS d--(d+) s-/++ a C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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Dura lex, sed lex
Maybe that's where Monty Python got "Cruel, but fair." :laugh:
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Eddy Vluggen wrote:
If you need to neuter the machine because you cannot trust your employees means you have a bigger problem
Or more than one. There are many "engineers" and "developers" who blindly click and fall for any phishing scam they see, or use their work computers for personal and potentially risky activities (gaming, sketchy p**n sites, sketchy "dating" sites, P2P, streaming...).
GCS d--(d+) s-/++ a C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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Slacker007 wrote:
My laptop is currently the most secure digital device I have had in my entire life, I think. :laugh:
Exporting text is usually trivial. Moreso if a compiler is on the machine. If you need to neuter the machine because you cannot trust your employees means you have a bigger problem :)
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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I love your perfect world. :) Alas, mine has a few very smart people who occasionally make dumb mistakes.
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
Occasional dumb mistakes are one thing, many people though cultivate a path of willfull ignorance and criminal negligence.
GCS d--(d+) s-/++ a C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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glennPattonContracting2 wrote:
the Work lappy will not see things plugged into the usb ports!
this is a great security feature as some employees like to steal source code, etc. and put them on thumb drives. My company has the laptop encrypted with Bitlocker and so if you store something on a USB device, it encrypts it, so that only the laptop can read it back again. My company also installed extra security software to prevent uploading anything to non approved repos, etc. so stealing source code, etc. and uploading it to a personal drop box, cloud storage, git repo, etc. can't be done either. My laptop is currently the most secure digital device I have had in my entire life, I think. :laugh:
Now is a good time to remind you of one Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Allegri’s “Miserere mei Deus”, which the Vatican absolutely forbid to be copied, and prelates looked out for anyone who might be doing just that while it was being sung. However, the teenage Mozart went to the Tenebrae and listened. That night at home he wrote out the whole thing. note perfect, in full, all parts, in all its contrapuntal glory. So, if you code to 'Mozart' standards ... :~ :-\
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Dura lex, sed lex
Maybe that's where Monty Python got "Cruel, but fair." :laugh:
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The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing. -
Well, John Cleese was a latin teacher...
GCS d--(d+) s-/++ a C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
Makes sense!
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The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing. -
I love your perfect world. :) Alas, mine has a few very smart people who occasionally make dumb mistakes.
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
Also known as the Inverse Stopped Clock
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
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Occasional dumb mistakes are one thing, many people though cultivate a path of willfull ignorance and criminal negligence.
GCS d--(d+) s-/++ a C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
Here, we refer to them as politicians. :laugh:
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
