news.bbc.co.uk — For less than a pound a security expert has got front-door access to a council's internal network. Andrew Mason from security firm Random Storm bought some network hardware from auction site eBay for 99p. When he switched it on and plugged it in, the device automatically connected to the internal network of Kirklees Council in West Yorkshire.
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jocampbeSep 29, 2008
Not the Kirklees Council! Wait, it wasn't the one in West Yorkshire, was it? OMG it was! The humanity!
georgestone2Sep 29, 2008
*facepalm*
cheezygrinSep 29, 2008
I second you on using DBAN. we use it all the time at work to security erase sensitive data. not sure if it maybe runs a bit slower on newer SATA drives though. Works great on IDE.
malechiteSep 30, 2008
yeah DBAN is awesome. thats what we use... didnt mean to refer to is as "low level" i meant random data passes, but whatever.
phiz187Sep 30, 2008
Hahahaha
kenelbowSep 30, 2008
This is a horribly written article. The author keeps referring to the device as a VPN server despite the fact that the pictures show it to be a VPN hardware CLIENT. There are numerous typos and proofreading errors as well:"Internal network access permitted the credit card detail theft from retailers TK Maxx last year and Cotton Traders in June." - Don't you mean TJ Maxx? (edit - I may be wrong about this one. Is it TK Maxx in the UK?)"Mr Mason bought the bought the server in August from an eBay seller called selectronicstore which deals in second-hard hardware." - Remember to Remember to proofread next time.
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