[olug] attempted attacks

[John Moran]

And when it's not marketing, it's HR.


On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 08:24:28 +0100, Charles Bird
<thebirdman at operamail.com> wrote:
> Its always marketing. I dont know why but its always marketing.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sean Edwards" <cybersean3000 at yahoo.com>
> To: "Omaha Linux User Group" <olug at olug.org>
> Subject: RE: [olug] attempted attacks
> Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 13:11:37 -0800 (PST)
> 
> >
> > Actually, it was a bagel toaster.
> >
> > It was in 1997 at Franklin Life Insurance,
> > Springfield, IL.  The 12 story North Tower network was
> > out (in Spfld. IL 12 stories is a tower).
> >
> > Since each switch on each floor connected to the
> > switch on the first floor, that is where we started;
> > the Marketing Dept.
> >
> > A VP in Marketing demanded not just a bagel from his
> > assistant, but a toasty bagel.  The assistant found no
> > available outlet in the break room for the toaster.
> > With her job at risk for not performing the task to
> > the satisfaction of her boss, she franticallly made an
> > outlet available by unplugging the ethernet switch.
> > Knowing her boss, unplugging the microwave or coffee
> > machine would have been unforgivable.
> >
> > -=Sean Edwards=-
> >
> > --- Eric Lusk <wyrmzr72 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > Well, most of (l)users are fairly knowledgeable;
> > > otherwise they wouldn't have a clue how to get in
> > > via
> > > sftp/ssh.  So they get suspicious when I unplug the
> > > server and plug in the coffee maker :)
> > > --- Cale Lewis <dlazlo at fbx.com> wrote:
> > > > >Thanks for the advice.  Like I say, they've got
> > > too
> > > > >much time hitting what is really a hobby server,
> > > > but
> > > > >this also gives me a chance to experiment with
> > > some
> > > > >different security tools.  > > Yes, might as well use the
> > > oppourtunity to your
> > > > benefit as long as you've > already got your eye on them. Although,.
> > > > > Just have to alert my
> > > > >users that they may be making changes to their
> > > > logins
> > > > >as I implement changes :)  Or I could just let
> > > them
> > > > >try to figure it out... Nah, I won't be that
> > > > cruel...
> > > > who's to say your BOFH skills don't need a bit of
> > > > polishing! ;-)
> > > > > Cale Lewis
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> > >
> > >
> > >
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