I'm convinced that 90% of complaining about "OMG now I have to repeat my problem to you! I just explained it to the other guy!" comes from people who just vomit out their issue in one long unbroken stream of consciousness data dump to everyone.
Dear Users... (A thread for Sysadmin, Technical Support, and Help Desk people)
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Filippo Lippi
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Big Mainframe Company put a bugged OS upgrade on to our dev machine last week , but didn't apply the patch that seems to have been available since July. Hmmm
Hellbound
Merchant of Doom
Could be worse.
Our company is making a big push to improve security. Part of that is better controls for admin/privileged functions. As part of that, we're implementing a system so that we don't have direct access to the privileged accounts;we'll check them out and in as we need to use them.
Well, one problem they ran into is that our workstations require smartcard logins, and these new admin acocunts don't have cards associated with them. This means when we try to "Run As" an admin function, it can't log in the admin user. Not a big deal; we can do like everyone else in the world and set up specific jump servers for this, that are used for admin and have other controls.
Instead, our security team has decided that a better option is to simply turn off the smartcard requirement for all admin workstations.
Yes, we're reducing security across the most privileged systems in our enterprise; many of which are laptops (not even restricted to the company property).
This is typical for our new security team.
Anyone know a place that's looking for an expert Windows admin with some experience in programming, -IX systems, Mac OS, and networking?
Our company is making a big push to improve security. Part of that is better controls for admin/privileged functions. As part of that, we're implementing a system so that we don't have direct access to the privileged accounts;we'll check them out and in as we need to use them.
Well, one problem they ran into is that our workstations require smartcard logins, and these new admin acocunts don't have cards associated with them. This means when we try to "Run As" an admin function, it can't log in the admin user. Not a big deal; we can do like everyone else in the world and set up specific jump servers for this, that are used for admin and have other controls.
Instead, our security team has decided that a better option is to simply turn off the smartcard requirement for all admin workstations.
Yes, we're reducing security across the most privileged systems in our enterprise; many of which are laptops (not even restricted to the company property).
This is typical for our new security team.
Anyone know a place that's looking for an expert Windows admin with some experience in programming, -IX systems, Mac OS, and networking?
arthwollipot
Limerick Purist Pronouns: He/Him
Yes, you're absolutely right, and I should have been more careful when I said that. Biometric methods should be one factor in a multi-factor authentication system.
Norman Alexander
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alfaniner
Penultimate Amazing
I think they'd have to call it something other than an interface.
Wudang
BOFH
You read Bruce Bethke's "Headcrash" with the Proctoprod?
catsmate
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There's always the BOFH way; shovel, roll of carpet and sack of lime.Well today I learned that because of the latest reorg I get another new boss.
My fourth in as many years.
It's annoying because 1) I hate training new bosses and 2) I really really like this one I have right now.
Bleah.
P.J. Denyer
Penultimate Amazing
Wudang
BOFH
LOL! Been a busy week and I needed a laugh, thanks.
theprestige
Penultimate Amazing
And their usefulness as a search engine suffers for it.
If they're not at least tailoring search results based on Browser and OS type reported in HTTP request headers, then they're missing out.
P.J. Denyer
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Norman Alexander
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arthwollipot
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Which is what I was saying. Google knows who you are and what you want, so it gives better results.
MetalPig
Illuminator
Lothian
should be banned
theprestige
Penultimate Amazing
Knowing what browser and OS are being reported in the request header isn't the same as knowing who you are and what you want. If people are avoiding Google searches because they're afraid of that, then they're stupid. If DDG is intentionally ignoring that, then they're exploiting stupid people.
Blue Mountain
Resident Skeptical Hobbit
It has the unintended side effect of creating search bubbles, where Google gives you results that it thinks you want as opposed to what you need. It's probably good for technical topics, but for controversial ones it only serves to amplify the echo chamber. For things like medical information it can be a killer, if Google decides you're into alternative medicine and fails to show you results from more reputable sites.
In addition, I don't know what Google knows about me. What I do know is they've made it their mission to get as much data as possible about my browsing habits, where I go on the web, what sites I visit, and how long I stay there.
East Germany used to have a group that did that, too. I think you know their name: the Stasi.
Basically, Google is sitting on a huge mine of personally identifying information from millions of people, most of it collected without their knowledge or consent. Anyone is only one National Security Letter away from that information being abused.
Wudang
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