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Attack Of The Dreamcasts

Posted by Hemos on from the swirly-logos-coming-at-you dept.

kevin_conaway writes "A pair of coders are now suggesting that it is possible, with a modified dreamcast system running Linux to sneek into an office building and stick it on a network drop and leave. The dreamcast will then probe for ways to connect to the outside world. They say they have created similar software for iPAQs and a special bootable cdroms for print servers and similar boxes. Just a reminder that are networks need to be as secure on the inside as they should be on the outside. Get the story here."

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  1. how is this any different by Dopefish_1 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    from sneaking in and connecting a laptop to the network? I mean, wouldn't a Dreamcast plugged into the company network be a bit more suspicious than a computer?

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    1. Re:how is this any different by digitalsushi · · Score: 5, Insightful

      no, no. you dont wanna just sneak a laptop into a network... sneak it into another computer! If i wanted to mess another netadmin up... i could hide a smaller, fanless computer inside a larger computer. Then I'd figure some clever way to conceal the ethernet cable i just tapped. :) Come on, it would take half of you at least an hour to figure that one out.

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  2. Ok. Reality check folks. by carlcmc · · Score: 5, Insightful
    IF ... someone can get in undetected and hook up a dreamcast in a few minutes, your security has already been breached. If your company has something it doesn't want people to access without authorization on the computer, they should have at least the same security focus for the building.

    With that in mind, when was the last time you walked into your company in non-work clothes, you knew where you were going, and walked confidently there and no one stopped and questioned you? I wear a name tag and go there every day, but in my shorts and tshirt with no name tag, I'm never stopped. I think thats the way it is in many places.