soon as I heard I shut the systems off then called the sec folks
they started whining about I didnt have paperwork to do that
they started whining about I didnt have paperwork to do that
have you met security folks? Theatre mostly
soon as I heard I shut the systems off then called the sec folks they started whining about I didnt have paperwork to do that "Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman |
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The Register: Backdoored SolarWinds software, linked to US govt hacks, in wide use throughout the British public sector SolarWinds' customers are being urgently advised by the firm to upgrade to Orion Platform version 2020.2.1 HF 1 "as soon as possible to ensure the security of your environment." Alex "There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." -- Isaac Asimov |
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Throw out all the computers and start over from scratch. Given how hackable UEFI has been shown to be, I wouldn't trust a single computer to not start phoning home even if they do a full wipe & reload. use std::option::sig |
Putin-hacking of Duh-US Govt et al--summarized with latest bucket-list
- (Ashton)
- (13)
- Dec. 13, 2020, 05:32:20 PM EST
Solarwinds software was hacked then the distro proceeded into govt systems
-NT
- (boxley)
- (12)
- Dec. 14, 2020, 12:54:36 PM EST
Now DHS..
- (Ashton)
- (4)
- Dec. 14, 2020, 03:37:17 PM EST
Maybe they (and especially NSA) should spend more time on defense instead of attacks
- (drook)
- (3)
- Dec. 14, 2020, 04:14:17 PM EST
have you met security folks? Theatre mostly
- (boxley)
- (2)
- Dec. 14, 2020, 05:12:27 PM EST
There is a fix.
- (a6l6e6x)
- (1)
- Dec. 14, 2020, 10:47:24 PM EST
The true fix
- (InThane)
- Dec. 14, 2020, 11:04:52 PM EST
What business are these crackers in?
- (scoenye)
- (3)
- Dec. 15, 2020, 08:18:02 PM EST
security and monitoring software tools are very lackadasial when it comes to security and monitoring
-NT
- (boxley)
- (2)
- Dec. 15, 2020, 10:40:04 PM EST
(If you Know this: "why haven't you committed seppuku, rather than staying-on? quietly")
- (Ashton)
- (1)
- Dec. 16, 2020, 03:59:50 AM EST
I point out the foibles to the pecksniffs
-NT
- (boxley)
- Dec. 16, 2020, 03:21:10 PM EST
C&C domain has been seized and blackholed
- (drook)
- (2)
- Dec. 16, 2020, 11:46:51 AM EST
Krebs' reporting on these things always seems to be good and level-headed.
- (Another Scott)
- (1)
- Dec. 16, 2020, 12:57:03 PM EST
tl;dr: The National Incompetence Q. is not confined merely to obv. political: it is Everywhere.
-NT
- (Ashton)
- Dec. 16, 2020, 03:44:20 PM EST
