I just read on facebook that ATT got the contract to audit the dominion voting machines and they were transported to the nashville location for audit. This wasnt a joke meme, this is what people actually believe. There is absolutely nothing absurd about that story.
On Sun, Dec 27, 2020, 11:28 AM Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension_of_disbelief > > -----Original Message----- > From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Bill Prince > Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2020 11:18 AM > To: af@af.afmug.com > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Data center Security > > My sweetie is always commenting on movies when they do something stupid > about what they're doing wrong, or asking why they didn't do such and such. > My stock answer is "Because it's a movie." > > > bp > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > On 12/27/2020 9:04 AM, Nate Burke wrote: > > I though that although the DC's use rent-a-cops, they were all > > ex-military, > > We-can-have-an-arsenal-here-in-2-minutes-just-like-you-see-in-the-movi > > es rent-a-cops. Because that's the dog and pony show that people > > expect. > > > > Loved the Movie Sneakers, never understood how the normal office > > building full of nerdy engineers had a full battalion of heavily armed > > and trained guards deployed in minutes. > > > > On 12/27/2020 9:52 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote: > >> 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 > > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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