Security Predictions of 2004

scubacuda writes "Computer World's security predictions for 2004: R.a..n,d,o.,m p,u,,n,c.t,,u_a.t.1..0.n evading spam filters, Internet access filtering, better desktop management, enterprise personal firewall deployment, tools that securely scrub metadata, corporate policies against USB flash drives, Wi-Fi break-ins, Bluetooth abuses, cell phone hacking, centralized control over IM, public utility breakin publicized, government defense against cybercriminals, organized cybercrime, and a shorter time to exploitation."

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Corporate Security = Personality Stripping

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I used to work at HP, yeah, USED to work there. You see, we were subcontracted with a staffing agency to "save the company some money" because the staffing agency would put the job listing out and would only list "some" of the daily tasks and could put a price tag on those tasks. However, once hired, more tasks were piled on the top of what we already had and not given compensation to justify it.

It appears HP wanted to break the contract with the staffing agency, so what they did was put higher restrictions on what kind of media and personal hardware could traverse the building. We were blindly following managers who invoked "no USB media" rules and "no personal hardware" rules. To complicate things, we were denied playing ANY kind of games whether web or local system based games. We were even being denied access to certain websites like /. Yes, forums were not allowed either! If we spoke in jest to any coworker about our job tasks or even saying something to the effect of "I don't get paid enough for some of this stuff I do..." we were severely repremanded. Thank you, Sir, may I have more gruel?

So, to wrap this up, what happened was, HP eventually trimmed enough of us out and opened a support facility in INDIA and paying them 1/5th of what the quality, American-speaking people made. Our lesson here is to keep jobs in the US and stop letting our managers push us around. If I want to bring a USB media stick to work with some soothing music on it so I can relax a little at lunch, I will. If a company looks like a place you wouldn't really want to work, have some balls and tell them, "Thanks, but no thanks, your money can't buy me off - I stand for something more important." I have stopped buying HP products because I believe in America and support the American worker for supporting me. Thank you America!