Re: [PLUG] 3rd party vpn Defense evasion

2023-04-24 Thread Ted Mittelstaedt
the first place (and why) Ted -Original Message- From: PLUG On Behalf Of Ben Koenig Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2023 5:53 PM To: Portland Linux/Unix Group Subject: Re: [PLUG] 3rd party vpn Defense evasion While I firmly disagree, I don't have any isssue with people who want to

Re: [PLUG] 3rd party vpn Defense evasion

2023-04-23 Thread Ben Koenig
g kids in school to sit down and > shut up. Happily that view is gradually changing but it's clear we still have > a lot of work to do. > > Get Outlook for Androidhttps://aka.ms/AAb9ysg > > > From: PLUG plug-boun...@pdxlinux.org on behalf of

Re: [PLUG] 3rd party vpn Defense evasion

2023-04-23 Thread Ted Mittelstaedt
___ From: PLUG on behalf of Ben Koenig Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2023 5:29:40 PM To: Portland Linux/Unix Group Subject: Re: [PLUG] 3rd party vpn Defense evasion --- Original Message --- On Tuesday, April 18th, 2023 at 8:38 AM, Ishak Micheil wrote: > G

Re: [PLUG] 3rd party vpn Defense evasion

2023-04-22 Thread Ben Koenig
--- Original Message --- On Tuesday, April 18th, 2023 at 8:38 AM, Ishak Micheil wrote: > Greetings, > I am tasked to identify a solution to detecting users obfuscating their ip, > using verity of VPN services. > > What we've done > - Prevent users from installing software (VPN Cliens)

Re: [PLUG] 3rd party vpn Defense evasion

2023-04-22 Thread Ben Koenig
and afraid to talk to > > > employees. > > > > > > Is it simply that a large number of IT people are on the autism spectrum > > > and have social anxiety disorder that they will literally waste weeks of > > > company time on elaborate technical solutions t

Re: [PLUG] 3rd party vpn Defense evasion

2023-04-22 Thread Ted Mittelstaedt
al Message- From: PLUG On Behalf Of Denis Heidtmann Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2023 4:39 PM To: Portland Linux/Unix Group Subject: Re: [PLUG] 3rd party vpn Defense evasion What (positive) contribution do your insults bring to the discussion? Can you find a less hostile way to contribute? -De

Re: [PLUG] 3rd party vpn Defense evasion

2023-04-22 Thread Ted Mittelstaedt
Practices security manual to pound sand. Sorry about that. Ted -Original Message- From: PLUG On Behalf Of Ben Koenig Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2023 4:02 PM To: Portland Linux/Unix Group Subject: Re: [PLUG] 3rd party vpn Defense evasion Don't be such a dipshit. Yes, HR and Management are respo

Re: [PLUG] 3rd party vpn Defense evasion

2023-04-22 Thread Denis Heidtmann
tions that can be handled in 5 > minutes by a manager walking up to an employee and saying "hey dude you > know that thing you are doing with the VPN, well knock it off" > > > > Or is it that their anxiety disorder and desire to Play God just drives > them to be

Re: [PLUG] 3rd party vpn Defense evasion

2023-04-22 Thread Ben Koenig
ey dude you know that thing > you are doing with the VPN, well knock it off" > > Or is it that their anxiety disorder and desire to Play God just drives them > to believe that every other employee in the company is trying to screw IT??? > > Sheesh!!! > > Ted > &

Re: [PLUG] 3rd party vpn Defense evasion

2023-04-20 Thread Ishak Micheil
o an employee and saying "hey dude you > know that thing you are doing with the VPN, well knock it off" > > Or is it that their anxiety disorder and desire to Play God just drives > them to believe that every other employee in the company is trying to screw > IT??? > &

Re: [PLUG] 3rd party vpn Defense evasion

2023-04-19 Thread Ted Mittelstaedt
n Behalf Of Daniel Ortiz Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2023 1:39 PM To: Portland Linux/Unix Group Subject: Re: [PLUG] 3rd party vpn Defense evasion Disclaimer: some of the following if not all could be wrong. Wouldn't it be easier to deal with the credentials side to avoid this problem in the first

Re: [PLUG] 3rd party vpn Defense evasion

2023-04-19 Thread Daniel Ortiz
Disclaimer: some of the following if not all could be wrong. Wouldn't it be easier to deal with the credentials side to avoid this problem in the first place? To illustrate what I mean, here's a theoretical idea that while it might be flawed (like potential security failures), could be useful in t

Re: [PLUG] 3rd party vpn Defense evasion

2023-04-19 Thread Ted Mittelstaedt
-Original Message- From: PLUG On Behalf Of Ishak Micheil Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2023 7:29 AM To: Portland Linux/Unix Group Subject: Re: [PLUG] 3rd party vpn Defense evasion >We shall conquer! Ah, no you won't. But go ahead and think that if it makes you sleep easier.

Re: [PLUG] 3rd party vpn Defense evasion

2023-04-19 Thread Ishak Micheil
We're chasing this from data science side as well. As far as charting the pattern of activity and flag anomalies. This should trap the subs since he/she won't be checking email, responding to chat messages etc, or hopefully time of activity could give us clues. I do agree, there are many VPN comme

Re: [PLUG] 3rd party vpn Defense evasion

2023-04-19 Thread Johnathan Mantey
I'm pretty sure I saw J Jason Jordan on the TV the other day railing that Spider Man is public enemy number 1. :) On Wed, Apr 19, 2023 at 1:50 AM Michael Rasmussen wrote: > On 2023-04-18 12:01, Ishak Micheil wrote: > > John is a contractor, hires someone else to do the work. Vdi setup, > > he >

Re: [PLUG] 3rd party vpn Defense evasion

2023-04-19 Thread Michael Rasmussen
On 2023-04-18 12:01, Ishak Micheil wrote: John is a contractor, hires someone else to do the work. Vdi setup, he shares his creds with the subcontractor who possibly actually in a different country. Using VPN services prior to logging in to mask thier locations . Ahh, you've discovered t

Re: [PLUG] 3rd party vpn Defense evasion

2023-04-18 Thread Ted Mittelstaedt
-Original Message- From: PLUG On Behalf Of John Jason Jordan Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2023 2:00 PM >It would be nice if VPN services advertised how effectively they stop others >from finding out who and where you really are. They are never going to do this because they are constantly

Re: [PLUG] 3rd party vpn Defense evasion

2023-04-18 Thread Ted Mittelstaedt
icheil Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2023 12:02 PM To: Portland Linux/Unix Group Subject: Re: [PLUG] 3rd party vpn Defense evasion The use cases I'm working on is to Prevent employees or contractors from subcontracting work. John is a contractor, hires someone else to do the work. Vdi se

Re: [PLUG] 3rd party vpn Defense evasion

2023-04-18 Thread John Jason Jordan
On Tue, 18 Apr 2023 17:38:23 + Ted Mittelstaedt dijo: >It's not going to be possible to block all VPNs. I've been using a VPN for several years now, currently Mullvad (Stockholm based). I'm curious about the efficacy of various VPN services. I selected Mullvad (and PIA previously) based on h

Re: [PLUG] 3rd party vpn Defense evasion

2023-04-18 Thread Ishak Micheil
The use cases I'm working on is to Prevent employees or contractors from subcontracting work. John is a contractor, hires someone else to do the work. Vdi setup, he shares his creds with the subcontractor who possibly actually in a different country. Using VPN services prior to logging in to m

Re: [PLUG] 3rd party vpn Defense evasion

2023-04-18 Thread Russell Senior
Can you elaborate, in general terms, on what the goal is? -- Russell Senior russ...@personaltelco.net On Tue, Apr 18, 2023 at 8:38 AM Ishak Micheil wrote: > Greetings, > I am tasked to identify a solution to detecting users obfuscating their ip, > using verity of VPN services. > > What we've d

Re: [PLUG] 3rd party vpn Defense evasion

2023-04-18 Thread Ted Mittelstaedt
nst the administration. The last thing any company owner should want is to seek to duplicate that kind of environment in their company. Ted -Original Message- From: PLUG On Behalf Of Ishak Micheil Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2023 8:38 AM To: Portland Linux/Unix Group Subject: [PLU

[PLUG] 3rd party vpn Defense evasion

2023-04-18 Thread Ishak Micheil
Greetings, I am tasked to identify a solution to detecting users obfuscating their ip, using verity of VPN services. What we've done - Prevent users from installing software (VPN Cliens) - Possibly having a code on endpoints, to collect ip addresses tied to wifi or LAN connection prior to attachi