Re:Found hooked up to my router
by a3n on Thursday September 27, 2018 @11:37PM
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Never underestimate the distribution of stupid. I worked at a hardware / software company where management distributed USB drives as a reward for something or other. The USB drives weren't even in blister packs they were just loose in plastic envelopes. I threw mine out, and wrote a complaint.
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Companies routinely distribute software/presentations/etc. on USB drives. I suppose it's poor security hygiene these days but it's still routine.
Re:Found hooked up to my router
by TheOtherHobbes on Friday September 28, 2018 @05:30AM
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Especially when stupid is an observable attribute in the industry.
Time and time again the technology industry has failed to consider security as a serious issue, never mind develop systems that are robust and transparent.
We don't have botnets, booby-trapped mail attachments, script-hackable servers, USB drives that can carry a viral payload, and all the rest because users are stupid, but because the industry's default culture is to think of security as an esoteric side issue, and not a non-negotiable critical feature in all IT systems.
Re:Found hooked up to my router
by evilDagmar on Friday September 28, 2018 @04:07PM
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More specifically, they tend to view it as a cost center that does nothing to increase profits.
Thing #1 to remember if you're in infosec is that you must pitch it based on the money saved by not having expensive problems like having to hire outside consultants and auditors after a breach.