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We're Under Attack!
Sep. 19th, 2005 09:42 pmSo I came into work this morning and found my computer system in the process of being hacked.
This was a bit puzzling to me since this doesn't usually happen to me. So I went outside to get a drink of water, and then came back in and tried poking around. It took me all of sixty seconds to trace the system probing at my computer system to the Security Scanning group, which meant that Security had decided to take a few hours of their time and probe the entire farm looking for weaknesses. It's their job, but I wonder what I should have done while I was sitting there watching them.
So, a question to my readers. What's your favored approach?
1) Ignore them. Only tell them if they did manage to break in and leave them to do their job.
2) Inform them that you were watching so that they know your security systems and procedures do work, and that they were detected.
3) Blow their ass off the 'net.
I took option 1, but I was increasingly tempted throughout the day to execute option 3, even though I have no hacking skills and probably could not have managed more than a temporary distraction. Besides, it feels wrong to harass people who are doing their job.
On the other hand, it took me some time to assure myself that it was really the security people hacking into me. Time that could have been spent reading internet articles on boarding schools or in other wasted pursuits. So maybe it was good that they did it.
Other news (sort of unrelated, and not like anybody cares):
1) I found a used copy of Suikoden I in the local GameStop on Saturday so I picked it up. Now I only need a PS2 to play it on. Now if only I could blunder into a copy of Suikoden II so easily.
2) I have now one three games in a row on Yahoo Go against stronger rated players. This just presages the inevitable fall as some little 30 kyu newbie kicks my ass.
3) FTP really, really sucks.
4) I am working on my first GAFF review since spring. It's going to take some editing, because I'm really have some funny problems here, but I will endeavour to do my best.
This was a bit puzzling to me since this doesn't usually happen to me. So I went outside to get a drink of water, and then came back in and tried poking around. It took me all of sixty seconds to trace the system probing at my computer system to the Security Scanning group, which meant that Security had decided to take a few hours of their time and probe the entire farm looking for weaknesses. It's their job, but I wonder what I should have done while I was sitting there watching them.
So, a question to my readers. What's your favored approach?
1) Ignore them. Only tell them if they did manage to break in and leave them to do their job.
2) Inform them that you were watching so that they know your security systems and procedures do work, and that they were detected.
3) Blow their ass off the 'net.
I took option 1, but I was increasingly tempted throughout the day to execute option 3, even though I have no hacking skills and probably could not have managed more than a temporary distraction. Besides, it feels wrong to harass people who are doing their job.
On the other hand, it took me some time to assure myself that it was really the security people hacking into me. Time that could have been spent reading internet articles on boarding schools or in other wasted pursuits. So maybe it was good that they did it.
Other news (sort of unrelated, and not like anybody cares):
1) I found a used copy of Suikoden I in the local GameStop on Saturday so I picked it up. Now I only need a PS2 to play it on. Now if only I could blunder into a copy of Suikoden II so easily.
2) I have now one three games in a row on Yahoo Go against stronger rated players. This just presages the inevitable fall as some little 30 kyu newbie kicks my ass.
3) FTP really, really sucks.
4) I am working on my first GAFF review since spring. It's going to take some editing, because I'm really have some funny problems here, but I will endeavour to do my best.