Hackers breached Colonial Pipeline using compromised password

Re:Hackers breached Colonial Pipeline using compromised pass... by eecc on Saturday June 05, 2021 @12:15AM (#27402134)

I guess as long as IT engineers are kept outside of the “adult room” and treated like gifted children coaxed with shiny toys.

And besides, I only recently discovered - after proudly presenting myself as having a Masters in Engineering - that the title Engineer is considered poorly, a synonym to machine operator.

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Re:Hackers breached Colonial Pipeline using compromised pass... by jldugger on Saturday June 05, 2021 @12:46AM (#27402278)

> And besides, I only recently discovered - after proudly presenting myself as having a Masters in Engineering - that the title Engineer is considered poorly, a synonym to machine operator.

And to me, the Masters is the damning part of the title =)

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Re:Hackers breached Colonial Pipeline using compromised pass... by eecc on Saturday June 05, 2021 @01:52PM (#27407152)

Well, it’s relative: when discussing IT we’re still groping in the dark like in in the ‘800, when collapsing bridges and buildings or exploding locomotives were the norm and competence was viewed with contempt. So you might be arguing disasters are “move fast break things” and I might be the one that disagrees

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