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Re: Child tweets gibberish from US nuclear-agency account

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Post by TheAceOfHearts »

ziddoap wrote: post #9
airhead969 wrote: post #2

Isn't the automatic reaction of a Windows desktop/laptop user to lock their workstation (Ctrl-Alt-Del, Enter, Enter) if they leave for any reason? Edit: that was a great Chaos Monkey to reiterate security hygiene. Or was it a Mini Chaos Monkey? https://netflix.github.io/chaosmonkey/

>Isn't the automatic reaction of a Windows desktop/laptop user to lock their workstation Having attempted to encourage this as a habit for my users for about a year, and not a single one doing it, I've had to come up with other solutions that takes it out of their hands. (It's not business-critical for us, however we try to encourage good security habits all around). So no, I don't think it is an automatic reaction f…

People don't like having to type in their password each time they come back to the computer. Especially if their password is required to be fairly long and complex, which can become tedious to have to type in constantly during the day.

If you want users to adopt secure practices then you have to lower the amount of friction. Adding a fingerprint reader or some other kind of biometrick unlocking capability would probably help.

A better example: I think on macOS the system can be setup to automatically lock and unlock by wearing an Apple Watch.

The users aren't the ones that have to be trained, it's the flawed security practices that need to be fixed.

Re: Child tweets gibberish from US nuclear-agency account

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Post by Leparamour »

malwarebytess wrote: post #44

Qanon people thinks it was a message from the military, lol. Because of this which provides a solution as "Q ACQUITTED": ;l;;gmlxzssaw http://rumkin.com/tools/cipher/cryptogram-solver.php

Interestingly, the infamous "covfefe" tweet using the cryptogram-solver dissolves to "IMPEDED".

Re: Child tweets gibberish from US nuclear-agency account

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Post by echelon »

unclemase wrote: post #3

I love Canada now more than ever. https://ibb.co/TWnNdGJ

What a wholesome response!

For most companies and organizations, this is absolutely understandable. WFH is challenging, and balancing childcare even more so.

In this case, though, it begs the question - why does US Strategic Command even have a Twitter account? Are they going to post fun and engaging tweets about the nuclear football? Twitter seems like something this agency should not be doing.

Re: Child tweets gibberish from US nuclear-agency account

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Post by Leparamour »

chc wrote: post #50
Leparamour wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>I guess this means setting the timer really low, so that it auto locks after a very short time? The IT department at my former employer tried this out company-wide and it almost led to them getting attacked physically. When every simple distraction leads to you getting locked out of the desktop (phonecall, boss or coworker having a question) it builds frustration quickly. Pair this with frequently changing (company-…

I think the problem there is the password policies more than the screen-locking policy. The locking policy is just shining a spotlight on the password policy issues.

On top of that, the IT department was unavailable on Fridays after 3 PM.

Re: Child tweets gibberish from US nuclear-agency account

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Post by Leparamour »

bartread wrote: post #51
airhead969 wrote: post #2

Isn't the automatic reaction of a Windows desktop/laptop user to lock their workstation (Ctrl-Alt-Del, Enter, Enter) if they leave for any reason? Edit: that was a great Chaos Monkey to reiterate security hygiene. Or was it a Mini Chaos Monkey? https://netflix.github.io/chaosmonkey/

Here's the thing: sometimes the lock screen on Windows 10 doesn't work and you can get back to the desktop simply by swiping up even when you think you should have to re-enter your password or PIN. Note that I have face ID disabled because I got really fed up of my computer unlocking itself just because I'd gone back to my desk to pick up something I'd forgotten when I locked it and walked away. This always seemed in…

>you can get back to the desktop simply by swiping

What exactly do you mean by "swiping up"? Are you using Win10 on a tablet?

Re: Child tweets gibberish from US nuclear-agency account

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Post by c0nsumer »

TheAceOfHearts wrote: post #61
ziddoap wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>Isn't the automatic reaction of a Windows desktop/laptop user to lock their workstation Having attempted to encourage this as a habit for my users for about a year, and not a single one doing it, I've had to come up with other solutions that takes it out of their hands. (It's not business-critical for us, however we try to encourage good security habits all around). So no, I don't think it is an automatic reaction f…

People don't like having to type in their password each time they come back to the computer. Especially if their password is required to be fairly long and complex, which can become tedious to have to type in constantly during the day. If you want users to adopt secure practices then you have to lower the amount of friction. Adding a fingerprint reader or some other kind of biometrick unlocking capability would proba…

Look into Windows Hello for Business. It's very nice in the enterprise for all of this. Native facial recognition or fingerprint, and various other factors can be added.

Re: Child tweets gibberish from US nuclear-agency account

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Post by briangerman »

riffic wrote: post #56
joosters wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Does this stop their kids from typing on their keyboard? (And anyway, surely viewing a web page counts as an interoperable web standard already?)

Twitter is a walled garden service and is hostile to both their users and to people in the developer ecosystem. It does not even pretend to interoperate. While this doesn't address the number one issue (the kid on the keyboard) it does provide a certain amount of accountability and transparency into how a public sector agency pushes their communications out into the world / digital commons.

I still don't see how it prevents children from accessing their parents computer.

Re: Child tweets gibberish from US nuclear-agency account

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Post by alfiedotwtf »

tgsovlerkhgsel wrote: post #60

"Nuclear agency" makes it sound like the NRC or DoE. This was U.S. Strategic Command, i.e. the nuclear weapons agency.

... who left their computers unlocked?! Shouldn’t someone be raked over the coals for leaving a computer unlocked at an agency like that, even if it was just their marketing department?

Re: Child tweets gibberish from US nuclear-agency account

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Post by notyourday »

alfiedotwtf wrote: post #69
tgsovlerkhgsel wrote: post #60

"Nuclear agency" makes it sound like the NRC or DoE. This was U.S. Strategic Command, i.e. the nuclear weapons agency.

... who left their computers unlocked?! Shouldn’t someone be raked over the coals for leaving a computer unlocked at an agency like that, even if it was just their marketing department?

Oh, we don't do that. That's assigning individual responsibility and that's frowned upon.
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