Yet Another Information Blunder
September 30, 2008
Random Storm security expert has bought access to a council’s internal network off Ebay for 99p. It was only when he switched on the device that he found it automatically connected to the Kirklees Council internal network in West Yorkshire.
The 99p investment bought by Mr. Mason was a VPN server that gives remote access to a network. Kirklees Council have said that this is ‘concerning’ but that their data had not been compromised. Under the circumstances they have been very lucky as this device in the wrong hands could have caused a lot of damage and much private data could have been taken.
There are clear guidelines on how to reset and dispose of council hardware though clearly this time the device went unnoticed. If it fell into the hands of hackers the whole Council system in that area could have been brought down.
Where knowledge is power and information is everything, the powers that be should really get a grip on the security situation as they do in fact hold lots of power. Most council’s are incompetent, time wasters and jobsworths at the best of times, but unfortunately they do have a lot of power and hold lots of information about us. They really need to get a grip of the situation!
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