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DHS Injects Itself With DDoS

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the shooting-their-own-feet dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Here's a story about what can happen to any enterprise IT department that overestimates the intelligence of its users. Only in this case, the enterprise in question is the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The spokesman says there's no Jack Bauer mentality. No kidding!"

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  1. Listserv Idiocy by astrotek · · Score: 5, Informative

    lol, happened at college all the time

    you get 5-6 idiots that reply to all
    then you get 50-60 idiots telling them not to reply to all
    and 50-60 more idiots trying to have a conversation to the first 5-6 idiots

    1. Re:Listserv Idiocy by MillionthMonkey · · Score: 5, Funny

      OK, guys, stop posting, or thousands of people are going to cumulatively spend hours reading your post and wasting their time! STOP WRITING POSTS EVERYONE!

    2. Re:Listserv Idiocy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      plz UNSUBSCRIBE me from this website.

    3. Re:Listserv Idiocy by MillionthMonkey · · Score: 5, Funny

      Well now that I have everyone's address I might as well send this out... has anyone seen my pencil sharpener?

    4. Re:Listserv Idiocy by MLease · · Score: 5, Funny

      Only a Nazi would deliberately try to invoke Godwin's Law!

      -Mike

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    5. Re:Listserv Idiocy by Rebelgecko · · Score: 5, Funny

      Im a little scared about clicking a link to a website called "m sex change team.com"

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    6. Re:Listserv Idiocy by telchine · · Score: 5, Funny

      http://www.therapistfinder.com/
      http://www.speedofart.com/
      http://www.penisland.net/
      http://www.whorepresents.com/

  2. DHS by Lobster+Quadrille · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, I'm taking the DHS off my list of government organizations to be scared of. Considering recent news regarding the DoD, It's pretty much down to the CIA and the NSA, and I have my doubts about their competence.

    My tinfoil hat may be unnecessary after all.

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  3. Wrong character by charlesbakerharris · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sounds more like they could use a Chloe mentality. She, at least, never overestimates the intelligence of other users.

  4. Re:Feel Safer? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    October 2007
    November
    December
    January 2008
    February
    March
    April
    May
    June
    July
    August
    September
    October
    November
    December
    January 2009

    Looks like 16 months to me. Of course, I graduated before No Child Left Behind.

  5. I meant, "Who hasn't..." by Valdrax · · Score: 5, Funny

    Stop!
    Grammar time.

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