San Fran Hunts For Mystery Device On City Network

alphadogg writes "With costs related to a rogue network administrator's hijacking of the city's network now estimated at $1 million, city officials say they are searching for a mysterious networking device hidden somewhere on the network. The device, referred to as a 'terminal server' in court documents, appears to be a router that was installed to provide remote access to the city's Fiber WAN network, which connects municipal computer and telecommunication systems throughout the city. City officials haven't been able to log in to the device, however, because they do not have the username and password. In fact, the city's Department of Telecommunications and Information Services isn't even certain where the device is located, court filings state."

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Re:Admin code of ethics.

[mollymoo]

Where does your ethical responsibility end and the boss's desires begin?

To me there isn't even a question. Fire me. Go ahead. I will get another job.

Do you think this guy will get another admin job once he's released from prison? Actually he probably will, but only by lying about his criminal history as he did to get this job. I wouldn't let him within fifty yards of my calculator.