Replies to post #126536 on DD Support Board and Research Team

[janice shell]

LOL!! The Post-It note in the drawer doesn't pack quite as much of a dramatic wallop.

And that's the problem with movies and TV shows about cybercrime. In real life, the work is mostly done by people sitting in front of computers. They stare at their screens. They type stuff. They drink coffee. While what they're doing may be very interesting, it's boring to watch.

So in these shows we see our heroes calling up hundreds of new windows at once, and easily reading code that's scrolling so fast it's just a blur. Then they grab their guns and dash out to apprehend the perps.

Dramatic license.

[shajandr]

Hey, I've seen plenny of peeps who tape their passwords to the bottom of their keyboard, tape it inside the top righthand drawer, or on the bottom of a pad or Post-Its in the drawer (where anyone in desperate need of a Post-It note might look - somebody's desk drawer - and take the whole pad and maybe leave it in a copy room).

Physical security is important too. If your drawers lock, lock 'em and keep a copy of the key on your key ring and another copy maybe hanging on a wall in your house - a closet or wherever in case you lose your keys. If your office locks (mine does), lock it when you're gone for more than just wandering about the area. If your credenza locks, lock it until you need access.

And yes, I have so many goddamned keys I use a REAL climbing carabiner - from a climbing supply company - to store all the rings of keys I need on a routine basis.

Better locked and over-cautious even though it can be a bit of a hassle. And industrial espionage is rife today. You'd be truly amazed!

So in my biz, it's crucial to keep controlled access stringent - sometimes VERY stringent.

Recall the scene in Wall Street where Bud Fox works as a janitor to get access to a law firm's files.

Thirty - hell twenty - years ago, anyone with a lockpick gun and basic training could literally open up the fileroom and night and have from midnight to 5AM to rummage though very confidential files.

They could also download from the servers all kinds of highly confidential - even USA Classified - technical information and secrets. Just physical access to the server and clone the HD. Now things are better, butt we still don't know what we don't know is going on.