Massive data leak in New Zealand government servers
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Massive data leak in New Zealand government servers
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Re: Massive data leak in New Zealand government servers
#2Keeping in mind governments can screw up this badly.. the security errors some startup's launch with don't seem so bad.
Re: Massive data leak in New Zealand government servers
#3I won't be surprised if they classify it as "terrorism" and require some internet "protection" bill
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#4I won't be surprised if they classify it as "terrorism" and require some internet "protection" bill
That kind of thing only happens in New Zealand when the USA is threatening trade sanctions. In this case, not so much.
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#5Typical use of a "firewall" to guard what people think of as the external entry points and then leave nothing once you get in. Plus no auditing of permissions. Alas all too common.
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#6I won't be surprised if they classify it as "terrorism" and require some internet "protection" bill
That kind of thing only happens in New Zealand when the USA is threatening trade sanctions. In this case, not so much.
Current politics in New Zealand are unlikely to see this a terror or hacking issue. This is the agency responsible for the jobless, and they are a very low priority mainly used for political diversion.
Re: Massive data leak in New Zealand government servers
#7Wow, Active Directory Much? There's so many ways to do this correctly using simple groups in AD. Or hell, why do these public kiosks even need to be on the same network?
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#8Having physical access to the network shouldn't (in a better world) result in such an utter compromise.
With the ability to plug in devices like the Pwn Plug; your network needs to be moderately resilient to attacks from inside.
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#9Wow, Active Directory Much? There's so many ways to do this correctly using simple groups in AD. Or hell, why do these public kiosks even need to be on the same network?
Because we're living in an alternate universe where there's no such thing as VLANs?
Re: Massive data leak in New Zealand government servers
#10This is the main reason I'm skeptical of central government databases. Not because of the miniscule chance of them enabling a police state, but because of the very great chance that the data will not be properly safeguarded.