I agree, I have done this for HP and actually handed off customers to the Canon rep so he could explain their printers. I did not fix any hardware issues at all. I did however, help with questions regarding technical spec's and help customers find the correct print cartridge. The stores like this because you don't make any sales (their employees do) and their employees are freed up to answer other questions, etc.
But Seinfeld is funny, right? A show about nothing, thats funny, right? Maybe back in the 90's, a.k.a. Last decade.
This is just like Microsoft, jumping on the bandwagon a little too late. TCP/IP, Internet browsing, web advertising, sound familiar anyone?
I would use the largest DVD medium available at the time. A bit by bit copy can be made to get the data off if needed. If it is on a HDD then if it does not start up it will be longer and more expensive to get to the data. Flash memory can have the same issues. Heck if you need to, store a DVD reader in the same container so it can be used (maybe). Atleast have the technical spec's of the device along with medium used.
Now, I'm not about to do something crazy like RTFA, but.....
Beyond the fact that the password was changed, how did the rep see it? Was he going through all the accounts looking at the passwords and see this one?
Keeping those pesky hackers at bay is not a job I'd want to do.
I'm a fairly creative person.
Heck, keeping those pesky hackers at bay IS fun to me. I find that sometimes, ok most times you have to be creative to do this. The graet thing is that different people find different things fun and interesting.
They need to let the public know that the data has been found. A group of criminals has it safely stored away (and for sale).
The only reason I can think they would keep that information is so they can get more money when they sell it to marketing groups. It is not enough that they make money off me staying there, but they sell the information they get while I am there. That to me is greed and I don't like to deal with people or companies that are that greedy (although that is hard not to do).
I am sure this was a power trip for him more than the porn side. It could also be an ego trip as well (probably both). You know, "Wow, I am so leet, look what I can do!" Just another perverted script kiddie fantasy.
You think insurance companies are bad, wait until you see the government in action. Also, who do you think would perform this function for the govenment if it were changed?
I use UNSNET just about every day. I like it because I can get information and binaries with out having useless marketing crap streamed to my computer. This is just marketing FUD. Sure, I now have to pay for a service since my ISP decided to block the binary groups but the fee is small.
I hate every time something happens and people say.... "The goverment should tax them more or fine them". This really only gives the government more of a reason to find money. Once that is done, NOTHING is done to fix the problem, they don't want to shoot the cash cow, right? So here is what I would like to see happen.
Every time a compnay looses data they have to pay the people who had their data lost.
Say a credit card company looses 10,000 names, card numbers, SSN, and DOB's. Well, they have to pay every person in that list $12,000. The government does need a cut, otherwise thay have no reason to spend money to make sure they pay.
This is the only way to give them a reason to care about security.
Firing doesn't work. It only pisses off the employees that are left and devides workers and management. What is needed is a program to award good behavior. This gives them a reason to try harder.
Did anyone ever stop to think that maybe the computer became self aware? And because of this it started think and reason. Then it started try to take over and all this poor guy did was try to play Tic-Tack-Toe? I mean, that could happen, right?
WTF? We were getting all the oil from Iraq we needed. Still, after the war, we will still be BUYING it. You need to understand that there are NO Iraqi oil companies. Just from the US, EU and Asia. So going to war over oil is a bad point. Besides, we get more oil from Quwait and Saudi Arabia so war with Iraq to "get oil" is a really bad plan.
I found myself in this position a few years ago when HP bought my company. The biggest changes were
1. My paycheck looked different.
2. Management red tape doubled.
That is about it. No change in pay, etc. As far as looking for postings inside HP, good luck. Once EDS is brought in there will be more jobs to choose from. Yes, the EDS employees will be going for the same jobs, but the EDS jobs will be available as well. I fully expect for EDS to take over support of internal IT functions very soon, however. This is so the company can more fully digest EDS into one business - For now it will be known as EDS, An HP Company.
the thing to remember is that HP is a very large comany. That means there are pro's and con's to it. I personally don't see it as the "Land of Milk and Honey". Lot's of crap to put up with, but for the most part my job is very stable. I am in the outsourcing division and have a contract covering me. One reason I have not moved over to internal support is because those are the jobs that get moved and/or cut first.
I would recomend getting your resume out there and start looking. Why? I have found it much better to find a better job while you still have one. Also, if this is the only place you have worked since college, then I would recomend interviewing soon. The reason is to get used to the process. This will allow you to see the process and what companies are looking for. (I always get nervous being pushed in front of strangers and having to explain why I should be hired). This can give you the confidence to do better in the interview when you need it. This will give you the time to find the right job for you, with better pay and benefits. If you don't, you still have your job. If your job goes away, you have already started the process. I would allow at least 2 months to find a good job in an OK market. I am talking to one employer that has taken 1 month to just get to the formal interview. If I were out of work, I would panic!
Microsoft has to do this because their business model does not allow for any other action. Usually what MS does is wait until a technology is proven to be wanted/needed. Then comes to market after the leader has established the want/need for it. Then MS undercuts the leader by giving it away free or much cheaper, while proping itself up with other money makers. I still remeber when I first starting working with MS products and training for them in the mid 90's. Their answer for MS DNS, DHCP, etc was "It's not the best, but it;s free". Then once it starts to gain market share, They change their tune. The price is then passed on to all users (all copies of Windows server 2003 have the cost of DHCP server in it) even though it is not used by all. *Smart Business Move. Sometimes it's not always about making more money, but stopping others from makeing money. How are you going to give away search results cheaper? Even if MS came out with the best new search engine, most people would still use Google because they already do. Bring in Yahoo and you have the 2nd ranked search user base. *Smart Business Move. They can then build on this to try to improve and become the leader.
....They did not have one successful product to prop up all their other products they brought to the market late as well as cover all of their failures.
If the customer is an outside customer and access the DB over the internet, then why would you allow access. Either you will need to create a login (with VPN, etc) for your network or open ports to a DB server.
Hint, option 2 is real bad!
Tell them security standards don't allow for this. I would not even ask or entertain the idea of opening up the firewall for this. That is a disaster waiting to happen.
If you do allow this, be ready to hear about yourself on the news for customer information leaks, etc. You know, the kind of story you hear and think to yourself... "What a dumbass, I would hate to be in his shoes! What was he thinking?"
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I agree, I have done this for HP and actually handed off customers to the Canon rep so he could explain their printers. I did not fix any hardware issues at all. I did however, help with questions regarding technical spec's and help customers find the correct print cartridge. The stores like this because you don't make any sales (their employees do) and their employees are freed up to answer other questions, etc.
How is one not affected if they are both used to validate each other?
Yeah, but that would mean Judd Hirsch being involved, and SF did not think this was worth having that.
But Seinfeld is funny, right? A show about nothing, thats funny, right? Maybe back in the 90's, a.k.a. Last decade.
This is just like Microsoft, jumping on the bandwagon a little too late. TCP/IP, Internet browsing, web advertising, sound familiar anyone?
I would use the largest DVD medium available at the time. A bit by bit copy can be made to get the data off if needed. If it is on a HDD then if it does not start up it will be longer and more expensive to get to the data. Flash memory can have the same issues. Heck if you need to, store a DVD reader in the same container so it can be used (maybe). Atleast have the technical spec's of the device along with medium used.
Now, I'm not about to do something crazy like RTFA, but.....
Beyond the fact that the password was changed, how did the rep see it? Was he going through all the accounts looking at the passwords and see this one?
Keeping those pesky hackers at bay is not a job I'd want to do. I'm a fairly creative person.
Heck, keeping those pesky hackers at bay IS fun to me. I find that sometimes, ok most times you have to be creative to do this. The graet thing is that different people find different things fun and interesting.
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They need to let the public know that the data has been found. A group of criminals has it safely stored away (and for sale).
The only reason I can think they would keep that information is so they can get more money when they sell it to marketing groups. It is not enough that they make money off me staying there, but they sell the information they get while I am there. That to me is greed and I don't like to deal with people or companies that are that greedy (although that is hard not to do).
If the network you watch still relies on exit polls after what happened last election, why would you watch them?
Maybe they could have Kramer go off on a racist rant about Mac's. That would be funny.
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I am sure this was a power trip for him more than the porn side. It could also be an ego trip as well (probably both). You know, "Wow, I am so leet, look what I can do!" Just another perverted script kiddie fantasy.
You think insurance companies are bad, wait until you see the government in action. Also, who do you think would perform this function for the govenment if it were changed?
2 things Usenet has that torrents don't are one way communication and guaranteed speed. That what keeps me on Usenet.
I use UNSNET just about every day. I like it because I can get information and binaries with out having useless marketing crap streamed to my computer. This is just marketing FUD. Sure, I now have to pay for a service since my ISP decided to block the binary groups but the fee is small.
I hate every time something happens and people say.... "The goverment should tax them more or fine them". This really only gives the government more of a reason to find money. Once that is done, NOTHING is done to fix the problem, they don't want to shoot the cash cow, right? So here is what I would like to see happen.
Every time a compnay looses data they have to pay the people who had their data lost.
Say a credit card company looses 10,000 names, card numbers, SSN, and DOB's. Well, they have to pay every person in that list $12,000. The government does need a cut, otherwise thay have no reason to spend money to make sure they pay.
This is the only way to give them a reason to care about security.
Firing doesn't work. It only pisses off the employees that are left and devides workers and management. What is needed is a program to award good behavior. This gives them a reason to try harder.
It's only gay if you push back.
Did anyone ever stop to think that maybe the computer became self aware? And because of this it started think and reason. Then it started try to take over and all this poor guy did was try to play Tic-Tack-Toe? I mean, that could happen, right?
WTF? We were getting all the oil from Iraq we needed. Still, after the war, we will still be BUYING it. You need to understand that there are NO Iraqi oil companies. Just from the US, EU and Asia. So going to war over oil is a bad point. Besides, we get more oil from Quwait and Saudi Arabia so war with Iraq to "get oil" is a really bad plan.
I found myself in this position a few years ago when HP bought my company. The biggest changes were
1. My paycheck looked different.
2. Management red tape doubled.
That is about it. No change in pay, etc. As far as looking for postings inside HP, good luck. Once EDS is brought in there will be more jobs to choose from. Yes, the EDS employees will be going for the same jobs, but the EDS jobs will be available as well. I fully expect for EDS to take over support of internal IT functions very soon, however. This is so the company can more fully digest EDS into one business - For now it will be known as EDS, An HP Company.
the thing to remember is that HP is a very large comany. That means there are pro's and con's to it. I personally don't see it as the "Land of Milk and Honey". Lot's of crap to put up with, but for the most part my job is very stable. I am in the outsourcing division and have a contract covering me. One reason I have not moved over to internal support is because those are the jobs that get moved and/or cut first.
I would recomend getting your resume out there and start looking. Why? I have found it much better to find a better job while you still have one. Also, if this is the only place you have worked since college, then I would recomend interviewing soon. The reason is to get used to the process. This will allow you to see the process and what companies are looking for. (I always get nervous being pushed in front of strangers and having to explain why I should be hired). This can give you the confidence to do better in the interview when you need it. This will give you the time to find the right job for you, with better pay and benefits. If you don't, you still have your job. If your job goes away, you have already started the process. I would allow at least 2 months to find a good job in an OK market. I am talking to one employer that has taken 1 month to just get to the formal interview. If I were out of work, I would panic!
Just my 2 cents worth.
Microsoft has to do this because their business model does not allow for any other action. Usually what MS does is wait until a technology is proven to be wanted/needed. Then comes to market after the leader has established the want/need for it. Then MS undercuts the leader by giving it away free or much cheaper, while proping itself up with other money makers. I still remeber when I first starting working with MS products and training for them in the mid 90's. Their answer for MS DNS, DHCP, etc was "It's not the best, but it;s free". Then once it starts to gain market share, They change their tune. The price is then passed on to all users (all copies of Windows server 2003 have the cost of DHCP server in it) even though it is not used by all. *Smart Business Move. Sometimes it's not always about making more money, but stopping others from makeing money.
How are you going to give away search results cheaper? Even if MS came out with the best new search engine, most people would still use Google because they already do. Bring in Yahoo and you have the 2nd ranked search user base. *Smart Business Move. They can then build on this to try to improve and become the leader.
....They did not have one successful product to prop up all their other products they brought to the market late as well as cover all of their failures.
If the customer is an outside customer and access the DB over the internet, then why would you allow access. Either you will need to create a login (with VPN, etc) for your network or open ports to a DB server. Hint, option 2 is real bad! Tell them security standards don't allow for this. I would not even ask or entertain the idea of opening up the firewall for this. That is a disaster waiting to happen. If you do allow this, be ready to hear about yourself on the news for customer information leaks, etc. You know, the kind of story you hear and think to yourself... "What a dumbass, I would hate to be in his shoes! What was he thinking?"