My comment was sincere but was directed at Chris Pimberton, who I thought
was really funny.
I have nothing against Always Learning other than the fact that he hijacked
this thread from the original question that I asked...
On Oct 11, 2014 7:27 AM, "Valeri Galtsev" <galtsev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>
> On Sat, October 11, 2014 9:08 am, Igal Sapir wrote:
> > On my short list for entertainment/stand up comedy :p
>
> Have you ever heard someone saying "paranoia is on my sysadmin's job
> description"? If you don't have an attitude described by that word you
> better don't run severs. Not that I would say they will end up
> compromised, but the chance of compromise is way higher if you don't
> exercise "paranoia" when setting up your server. I bet any sysadmin manual
> or book has security chapter which stresses it in similar wording. A few I
> learned from did. So, in my book Mr. Always Learning is more suitable as
> sysadmin than a person of an attitude you expressed. No offense, just
> think it over, thinking it over may help you one day.
>
> Just my $0.02
>
> Valer
>
> > On Oct 11, 2014 7:03 AM, "Valeri Galtsev" <galtsev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> On Fri, October 10, 2014 7:20 pm, William Woods wrote:
> >> > Whats your mailing address, I will send you some
> >> > more tinfoil.
> >> >
> >> > On Oct 10, 2014, at 5:35 PM, Always Learning <centos@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> On Fri, 2014-10-10 at 16:31 -0500, Chris Pemberton wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>> Did either of you think to crack open your laptop cases and check
> >> for
> >> >>> embedded key logging hardware on the MB.. it could be in there...
> >> that
> >> >>> tiny mislabeled capacitor near the USB bus would be a good hiding
> >> >>> place... or have you been blindly typing away on those keyboards for
> >> >>> several years...? Does the firmware for your wireless card ever
> >> >>> overstep its bounds and poke around a bit... perhaps to collect info
> >> >>> from the key logger? That same wireless firmware could probably
> >> have
> >> >>> access to your network without your knowledge... Isn't it the
> >> >>> government
> >> >>> that stipulates that the firmware be distributed in binary form
> >> >>> only...? And be sure to "mute" the mic on your machine... they'd
> >> never
> >> >>> be smart enough to use the speakers in reverse to accomplish the
> >> same
> >> >>> thing :)
> >> >>
> >> >> I avoid using Wifi. My keyboards are changed frequently (one of the
> >> >> reasons is some are allergic to tea). My home router is an
> >> inquisitive
> >> >> Asus AC68U but Wifi is disabled. My trusted firewall is iptables. My
> >> >> multiple backups are significant distances away. My HDDs are on
> >> pull-out
> >> >> caddies. I read all the generated daily reports.
> >> >>
> >> >> When relatives come, a new name and password are created for Wifi
> >> access
> >> >> which does not broadcast its presence. There is no access to the LAN.
> >> >>
> >> >> If anyone is serious about security, it is not the keyboards one
> >> should
> >> >> worry about but another item that is so common it is always
> >> >> 'overlooked'. No further comment :-)
> >> >>
> >>
> >> If I were to hire sysadmin or computer security officer you definitely
> >> will be on my short list, much preferred candidate.
> >>
> >> Valeri
> >>
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