Lexx or Lost in Space!

OMG not the hops too! Think of the children!

Is this the guy who repeatedly spoofed MAC addresses as his machine got blocked so he could get back in? Is this the guy who actually connected a network device to the MIT network by sneaking into a wiring closet (covering his face from the security cameras the whole time) so he could spool off data? Was this the guy who had agreed to abide by the TOS on use of JSTOR? Was this the guy who decided that he was above the system and the rules didn't apply to him 'cause he was so special that he would never get caught. We won't ever know what punishment would have been meted out so all that speculation is idle talk. Hacking is serious, breaking into networks is serious. The old days of fun hacking for status and prestige are gone. If you get caught the legal machine starts to move and it grinds exceeding fine.

Space Vixens

Oh yeah this means fusion power is just around the corner (again). Bitch has more corners than a broken Rubick's cube...

If you work for an organization that has it's act together a wipe is a waste of time. All your stuff is on the company backup especially the all important user data. There was probably some sort of terms of usage document you were shown or training you took that warned you about keeping personal stuff on your seat. If it's a big company that is staying on top of compliance stuff then the backup is in more than one place. Just go quietly and don't make a fuss that might make someone want to look at your stuff. Credit Card numbers and such are not really that much more at risk than they are at the vendors you gave them to electronically. Passwords can be changed. If you have been stupid enough to be visiting sites that were forbidden by your company or just plain common sense then...well... myself and every other professional sysadmin out here wishes you a hearty FOAD.

Except it won't. One of the things they want to do is remove Government regulation from the Carriers and let them set terms and usage based on the "free market". In my area (SE Va) you can get Verizon or Cox cable. There is no competition and lacking any regulation we would be pretty much screwed. The concept of "Net Neutrality" where you can get what you want from whom you want would be out the door and gone. Because there is virtually no viable alternative you would be helpless in the face of your Carrier. But I'm sure they would do the right thing, that's how the "invisible hand' works isn't it?

At my Agency we use DBAN if we are going to re-use the drive. Otherwise if the drive is failed and has data on it or if it is just no longer serviceable (ye olde SCSI anyone) it goes into a burn box and IT Security takes it to a secure incineration facility. Encrypting the data and then losing the keys does not destroy the data. It just makes it unavailable to you at this moment. Next year that impossible to crack encryption might not be so far out of reach. If the contract is written that the drives get destroyed then replacing them is the cost of doing business. It is admirable to try and save money but I would rather be sure... This is the classic case of "don't leave them for dead, leave them dead".

I have over a decade with a government agency. During that time I have increased in skill and capability. I do all the things I did when I started as well as all the new stuff. The only thing that changes is who owns me when the contract gets rebid. Every few years I get a new pimp. Because I am valuable to my org I will get picked up on the new contract. In effect I am a permanent government employee. The Government however is losing it's ass paying for me. Currently my pimp charges around $140k/year to the government for my services. A GS15 civil servant tops out at about $129k/year, most of the ones around me are masters or PhD level folks. The Contractor who owns me is making upwards of $50k just to funnel my salary from the government to me. At the same time they never miss an opportunity to cut benefits. (Yes I know they have to cover some extra costs like employer social security and such but I pay for my own health plan.) I'm a profit center for them and help pay the overhead for my immediate supervisor, his boss and the local project manager. There's a lot of fat here the Government could trim but that's hard to do in our heavily Corporatized system. This is just an FYI (so leave my karma alone!).

I'm gonna start using diseases. Nothing like connecting to "Syphilis" to get ftp. And nobody is going to try and crack into a server named "Herpes".

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