I heard that the CI Host robberies were some kind of inside job, but I don't remember if that was WAGs or something more substantive.
I had equipment in that CI Host facility around that time. ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions Midwest Internet Exchange The Brothers WISP ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Hohhof" <af...@kwisp.com> To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <af@af.afmug.com> Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2020 9:52:21 AM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Data center Security I remember when there was a rash of datacenter robberies in Chicago, if I remember right they were stealing equipment and employed guns, tasers and sawzalls. https://www.theregister.com/2007/11/02/chicaco_datacenter_breaches/ -----Original Message----- From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Seth Mattinen Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2020 11:01 PM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Data center Security On 12/26/20 9:14 AM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote: > Then the buildings itself is huge. Like a square mile huge. 100% > poured reinforced concrete. Even if you had a rider truck full of > anfo you would get shot at while driving through the perimeter fence > and then you would just wipe out some administrative offices etc. Not > even get close to where the servers are. I seriously doubt that any datacenter rent-a-cops are going to think they're Judge Dredd and open fire on anyone. They're a dog and pony show. There's literally nothing worth dying for or risking anyone's life to protect at any datacenter. If you misbehave they can kick you out, trespass you, and/or call the real police. Even if you just drive through a gate onto private property what's the worst thing the property owner could try to get your charged for? Destruction of property? Disturbing the peace? Trespassing? Tell you to not come back? Retail loss prevention can't even stop shoplifters anymore due to liability, let alone shoot at them. US Government facility or military installation, sure, different response. But who's gonna set up a hardware heist these days? The real threat profile is trying to break in and steal data electronically rather than physical. And you don't even need to directly attack the government to do that; just find a soft spot at a software vendor they use (i.e. Solarwinds). -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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