[olug] attempted attacks

Charles Bird thebirdman at operamail.com
Thu Mar 10 07:24:28 UTC 2005


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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