Say you find a vulnerability, but your employer insist you don't disclose. Are you going to whistleblow to protect "the public" even if it means getting fired?
The ZeroAccess botnet is known to be mining BTC. I've seen estimates of 1-3 million USD worth mined each year. Mind you, difficulty has gone up a lot since I saw that. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZeroAccess_botnet
Tests have shown that whale and dolphin meat has enough mercury to be practically toxic waste. Japanese would be crazy to start eating it, especially in large amounts.
Shh, don't tell them, next they'll be mining whales. It's no less BS than the current justification.
Totally agree. "It's nothing to do with control" was probably a bit strong. I meant it's not about controlling people just because you can. We aim to be secure, but transparent. If there's a conflict the business decides on the risk level we go with. I'll always push for secure in that situation - it's my responsibility to do so. I try to be reasonable, but hey, if nothing else I've done my job well and can sleep at night.
We insist on a mobile device manager client being installed. It's a basic firewall and AV for 'Droid, Symbian, Blackberry and Win Mob, and select/full remote wipe for those plus iOS. It can white/blacklist apps, but we don't at the moment. We can push apps, which is nice as we're writing a couple of in-house SAP apps. That should make support a lot easier - pushing updates, etc. We can google map to locate a stolen device, but the user gets alerted, so you can't abuse it for shits and giggles. . Our people seem to trust we don't snoop and no-one's seemed perturbed the slightest when we install the client.
Speaking of AppleTV, I found one only because it was jabbering away at the firewall, trying to find Steve in the aether. The sudden appearance of a new host getting constantly blocked at the edge tripped the IDS/IPS and I got an email alert. No biggie - I have no problem with devices being added to the network. One day it'd sure be nice to get a email letting us know what's coming, and maybe inquiring if we have any concerns. I could have reserved it an IP and tried to proxy it out to the big bad world for updates, etc, or given it it's own little firewall policy if it can only do direct WAN access. Which is what I did anyhow...
In a post above, someone accused me of some dictatorial scheme. Tosh - you just have to find a compromise between security and usability. We insist on being secure but aim to be transparent. If a conflict in those two ideals occurs, then sure, every time I'll recommend the secure option, but ultimately the business will decide how much risk they can afford - in both senses of the word.
The technically adept people (read R&D dept) are the bane of our existence, as they constantly need changes made / make changes without consulting us.
Only because you insist on having control.
Pfft.. I'm talking secure/running. It's nothing to do with control. We have a great relationship with the rest of the business, best of any IT shop I've worked so far.
How the fuck does a snarky one-liner like yours get modded up, anyway? Bless the Internet - I love being insulted by complete strangers. who through a butt-load of assumption, think they know something about me and my place of work >:-/
Around here, the opposite is true. The technically adept people (read R&D dept) are the bane of our existence, as they constantly need changes made / make changes without consulting us. The basic office worker drones with a standard image desktop are a walk in the park by comparison.
I can see this being used more to enhance security cameras, rather than robots. Have a couple of bug-eye lenses to monitor 360 deg for movement, then PTZ a high def camera when movement is detected.
I can see these anti-graffiti drones being captured and hacked for personal use. Need some spare brushless motors and LiPo batteries for your personal drone? Throw on a hoody and head down to the rail yard at night with a butterfly net!
Also, if you go VMWare, be prepared for licensing hassles from Microsoft with regard to MSDN and other "deals". Actually, hassles doesn't do it justice. Microsoft licensing is a fucking nightmare. Do your homework or licensing will bite you in the arse.
I was hoping they'd induct Iain M. Banks before his allotted time with the displacement drone. Yeah, I know he's never won a Nebula, but he would have.
As you can tell from my account name, I'm a bit of a fan.
My VW Golf gets the manufacturers once a year recommended service. Preventative maintenance - think of it as insurance for your car's engine and drive train.
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Goddamn uncaring universe >:-(
If only the credulous assholes were right.
TFA says "... which was known to control millions of PCs across the globe"
I know, read TFA - what's wrong with me?
Never mind what they should do, what are they doing, now they have a back door into all these PCs?
Say you find a vulnerability, but your employer insist you don't disclose. Are you going to whistleblow to protect "the public" even if it means getting fired?
The ZeroAccess botnet is known to be mining BTC. I've seen estimates of 1-3 million USD worth mined each year. Mind you, difficulty has gone up a lot since I saw that.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZeroAccess_botnet
But this idea is cooler!
This guy obviously is http://plumpergeddon.tumblr.com/
Tests have shown that whale and dolphin meat has enough mercury to be practically toxic waste. Japanese would be crazy to start eating it, especially in large amounts.
Shh, don't tell them, next they'll be mining whales. It's no less BS than the current justification.
The number of times I've wished for a -1 Pedant mod...
BYOD means you can no longer trust your own network because you no longer have the same level of control over the devices on it.
I think having a network means you can no longer trust your own network. Air-gap it, or assume the worst and plan accordingly! :-)
Crap, didn't mean to say "We have a great relationship with the rest of the business" I meant to just say "...with the business" - all of it.o_0
Totally agree. "It's nothing to do with control" was probably a bit strong. I meant it's not about controlling people just because you can.
We aim to be secure, but transparent. If there's a conflict the business decides on the risk level we go with. I'll always push for secure in that situation - it's my responsibility to do so. I try to be reasonable, but hey, if nothing else I've done my job well and can sleep at night.
We insist on a mobile device manager client being installed. It's a basic firewall and AV for 'Droid, Symbian, Blackberry and Win Mob, and select/full remote wipe for those plus iOS. It can white/blacklist apps, but we don't at the moment. We can push apps, which is nice as we're writing a couple of in-house SAP apps. That should make support a lot easier - pushing updates, etc. We can google map to locate a stolen device, but the user gets alerted, so you can't abuse it for shits and giggles.
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Our people seem to trust we don't snoop and no-one's seemed perturbed the slightest when we install the client.
Speaking of AppleTV, I found one only because it was jabbering away at the firewall, trying to find Steve in the aether. The sudden appearance of a new host getting constantly blocked at the edge tripped the IDS/IPS and I got an email alert.
No biggie - I have no problem with devices being added to the network. One day it'd sure be nice to get a email letting us know what's coming, and maybe inquiring if we have any concerns. I could have reserved it an IP and tried to proxy it out to the big bad world for updates, etc, or given it it's own little firewall policy if it can only do direct WAN access. Which is what I did anyhow...
In a post above, someone accused me of some dictatorial scheme. Tosh - you just have to find a compromise between security and usability. We insist on being secure but aim to be transparent. If a conflict in those two ideals occurs, then sure, every time I'll recommend the secure option, but ultimately the business will decide how much risk they can afford - in both senses of the word.
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The technically adept people (read R&D dept) are the bane of our existence, as they constantly need changes made / make changes without consulting us.
Only because you insist on having control.
Pfft.. I'm talking secure/running. It's nothing to do with control. We have a great relationship with the rest of the business, best of any IT shop I've worked so far.
How the fuck does a snarky one-liner like yours get modded up, anyway? Bless the Internet - I love being insulted by complete strangers. who through a butt-load of assumption, think they know something about me and my place of work >:-/
Around here, the opposite is true. The technically adept people (read R&D dept) are the bane of our existence, as they constantly need changes made / make changes without consulting us.
The basic office worker drones with a standard image desktop are a walk in the park by comparison.
So, since he had the qualifier "for at least ten years", can we now say Moore's Law was proven to be correct?
I can see this being used more to enhance security cameras, rather than robots. Have a couple of bug-eye lenses to monitor 360 deg for movement, then PTZ a high def camera when movement is detected.
Might also be applicable for self-driving cars?
I can see these anti-graffiti drones being captured and hacked for personal use. Need some spare brushless motors and LiPo batteries for your personal drone? Throw on a hoody and head down to the rail yard at night with a butterfly net!
Also, if you go VMWare, be prepared for licensing hassles from Microsoft with regard to MSDN and other "deals". Actually, hassles doesn't do it justice. Microsoft licensing is a fucking nightmare. Do your homework or licensing will bite you in the arse.
The Australian Department of Defense Top 35 Mitigation Strategies is a pretty good start for a corporate infosec framework.
http://www.dsd.gov.au/infosec/top35mitigationstrategies.htm
So, corporations controlling politicians and the media to further their own interests?
Same shit, different century :-(
Well put. At least he's using his fortune to do good. I wonder if Jobs would have gone down this road had he lived. Somehow I doubt it.
I was hoping they'd induct Iain M. Banks before his allotted time with the displacement drone. Yeah, I know he's never won a Nebula, but he would have.
As you can tell from my account name, I'm a bit of a fan.
My VW Golf gets the manufacturers once a year recommended service. Preventative maintenance - think of it as insurance for your car's engine and drive train.
Doesn't seem excessive to me.
Are either of the Bing users trekkies?