• Jim P. (12/3/2013)


    ...But realistically if you hire people without honor, honesty, and respect -- they are going to find a hole in the system to exploit.

    We could all do a lot of mischief but where is the fun in that?1 I could easily2 steal money, write digital graffiti, create a virus and so on. So could we all but because we all know we all can do any of it there isn't really any kudos to be had either.

    1 I was tempted to pull a lot of cables out when I was left alone in Europe's biggest data centre (a security breach that should not have occurred). The employee of the large IT company bragged about the different clients' websites some of the machines were hosting. I could have made the news, perhaps globally, but for me the little chuckle to myself at that thought was more than enough.

    2 Given a bit of time/practice/research etc. It's all out there on the internet - for some things there are even downloadable frameworks and utilities e.g. rootkits.

    Gaz

    -- Stop your grinnin' and drop your linen...they're everywhere!!!