- It's the applications, stupid
- Will a whitelist save personal computing?
- Thousands of Web sites under attack
- To solve the unsolvable problem
- Re-thinking the security of virtual machines
- Security Development Lifecycle trumps code complexity
- Is your Web site FIPS compliant?
- Computer security: Why have least privilege?
- Strategic security: Get a handle on authentication
- Control user installs of software
April 12, 2006 | Comments: (0)
City Manager gets overly excited over non-existent hack problem
City Manager thinks his city's web site has been hacked, and goes ballistic trying to convince "the hackers" that he means business.
First published in IW by Robert X. Cringely:
http://www.tuttletimes.com/siteSearch/apstorysection/local_story_088201244.html
I don't know whether to say that we've all probably done something as well-meaningly stupid, or to say this guy went off the deep-end and didn't want to listen to anyone who tried to help him? Either way, it's a lesson in what not to do. His language and threats in the email show a lack of professionalism on behalf of a city manager.
Here are some other links on the subject:
Ashlee Vance was the first person I saw report this, and his story http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/03/24/tuttle_centos/was pretty funny.
Great local TV report http://geek.j2solutions.net/stuff/centos.wmv as well...
Posted by Roger Grimes on April 12, 2006 09:37 AM
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