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U.S. Interior Dept. Unplugged... Again
IO ERROR writes "The U.S. District Court ordered the Department of Interior to take all its systems offline for the third time, saying that its systems were too insecure to be left open. Among the systems to go offline are those that process payments owed to American Indians and Internet access in schools on Indian reservations. DOI employees cannot use the Web or send or receive e-mail."
I still find it funny that the US government pays current American Indians for it's actions in the past.
And the gov't doesn't even recognize all tribes. They have set a very high bar for recognition, one that is too expensive for many tribes to pursue. Some of the richer tribes have taken to lobbying the gov't to prevent recognition of lesser tribes to keep them from enroaching on the fat profits many tribes are making from various endeavors like gambling and tobacco sales.
You just keep digging your whole, and changing your story. We'll just keep correcting you..
First off, you said if the SERVER was comprimised it wouldn't matter because it is isolated, WRONG. Now your saying if PEOPLE'S ACCOUNTS are compromised the entire bank isn't susceptible. Wow, nobel prize stuff. No shit sherlock, if 1 person's account is broken into the whole bank isn't cleared of billions of dollars, guess what, people's accounts are comprimised EVERDAY. Now back to your ORIGINAL statement, if the bank's online webserver was comprimised, that sure would put a lot of accounts at risk, and since that computer IS DEFINITELY connected to there accounts, then, well, you see, your point is mute.
"Shit, this is network security 101."
Your not talking about network security at all. Your talking about best practises. And you said people shouldn't put that sort of thing on the internet, just admit it, you were wrong originally.
"Just call me a nazi so we can end this, you're embarassing yourself."
Your the one who looks dumb. I've set up WAN software for banks before, what exactly is your qualification?? (I've set up server's that will translate TCP/IP to X.25, do you know what that is? A little more complicated then a VPN..).
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you're an imbecile.
Just call me a nazi so we can end this, you're embarassing yourself.
Ladies, ladies, please. Let's keep it civilised. This isn't an AOL forum.
What?
Mind you, they may well be a bunch of lying Pakis - the three from Tipton were apparently overheard planning to go and train in Afghanistan, but of course the authorities over here won't send the bastards back to Pakistan where they belong.
Yes - I am a British nationalist. It's my country, and my right to object to it being diluted by multiculturalism.
oh brave new world, that has such people in it!
Send the buggers back, there are plenty of PIA flights every day.
oh brave new world, that has such people in it!
In tomorrow's episode: Everything you ever wanted to know about apostrophes but were too stupid to have learned in grade school...
- David Stein
Computer over. Virus = very yes.
You'd be surprised what people will just throw in the trash.
"Ain't it a shame when folks throw away a perfectly good white boy like that" -- some john cusack film... perhaps better off dead
There is no sanctuary. There is no sanctuary. SHUT UP! There is no shut up. There is no shut up.
Come and argue when you've got a name, Mr nonentity.
One of my best mates happens to be a Jamaican Muslim, and his views on Pakistanis are roughly the same as mine, only more extreme.
oh brave new world, that has such people in it!