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Re:The screen that set off the ballistic missile alert on Sa... by douglasheriot on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @09:07AM (#16158205)
If that’s the user interface, I can hardly imagine what’s underneath. Is this thing actually secure with properly designed two-factor authentication, etc. Or a weak password and a PHP script and some rubbish like that?…
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Re:The screen that set off the ballistic missile alert on Sa... by brewdad on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @10:22AM (#16158775)
That's probably why they released this cropped screenshot. It wouldn't surprise if the site is accessible on the public web and secured with a weak password that must be changed weekly.
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Re:The screen that set off the ballistic missile alert on Sa... by triangleman on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @01:43PM (#16160840)
OK great freaking point. Man what a terrible idea, web application for a public alert system.
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