Comment: FCC does not make laws (Score 1) 198
Since when does the FCC have the power to "preempt" laws?
Comment: Re:aaargh! pinheads in the IT. (Score 1) 234
Which is why "split-tunnel pretty much kills the whole point of using a VPN".
Comment: Re:aaargh! pinheads in the IT. (Score 1) 234
All the companies I've worked for didn't allow a split-tunnel VPN from corporate laptops.
Split-tunnel pretty much kills the whole point of using a VPN.
Depends on what you're doing. I allow a split-tunnel into my home VPN because I use that VPN connection strictly to access internal resources remotely. I have no need to route all my web traffic through my home connection when all I want to do is SSH into a box, or copy a file off a network share or something like that. When I am on the road and on an untrusted connection, I just VPN into the home network and run RDP and use the remote machine to access online banking, email, or other services.
Sorry, I thought we were talking about corporate networks and didn't think it was necessary to describe all the different ways in which a VPN might be used.
Comment: Re:aaargh! pinheads in the IT. (Score 1) 234
All the companies I've worked for didn't allow a split-tunnel VPN from corporate laptops.
Split-tunnel pretty much kills the whole point of using a VPN.
Comment: Really? (Score 5, Interesting) 125
'Rachel From Cardholder Services,' was a large robocall scam the agency took out in 2012.
Are you sure about that? Because I still get calls from Rachel and friends several times per week.
Comment: Do you feel safe yet? (Score 3, Insightful) 310
Gotta keep those conviction numbers up to justify your DHS endowments. What matter if you destroy a few lives in the process?
Comment: In other news... (Score 3, Funny) 83
...an unnamed small Nevada hosting provider was the subject of an intense and unannounced BSA audit on Thursday...
Comment: Re:Guam is in the Maldives now? (Score 1) 176
Yes, "arrested in Maldives" is one of the two conflicting stories I mentioned. I have also seen stories that said that he was arrested in Guam. The Maldives story seems to be coming from the Russians.
Comment: Re:Guam is in the Maldives now? (Score 1) 176
I've seen two different stories. 1) He was arrested in Maldives and taken to Guam, and 2) He was arrested in Guam. In any case, there's obviously enough confusion about the story that we're not getting accurate information. Given that, if he were arrested in Maldives, it's certainly possible that it was with the help of the local police and just not being reported.
Comment: Re:E-mail? (Score 1) 346
His inability to handle the data securely in no way absolves him of responsibility to adhere to HIPAA regulations. "I don't know how" is not a defense and he should be (rightfully) penalized.
Comment: E-mail? (Score 5, Insightful) 346
Massive privacy breach....e-mailed a report...containing sensitive details...e-mailed...
The problem here isn't that it was sent to the wrong account. It's that it was e-mailed AT ALL.
Comment: Re:False Warnings? (Score 3, Insightful) 135
Stop allowing the perpetrators to hide behind the corporate veil.
Comment: Re:How does this not violate the 5th and/or 14th.. (Score 2) 371
Well, if you live within 100 miles inside the boarder, you have no Rights anyway. Stands to reason it would be even more so outside the border.
Comment: Re:$300 = free? (Score 5, Informative) 153
OK. They are really stretching the word "free" here. Free = $300 + greedily scooping up your data with this service now or in the future? No, that's far from free.
Compared to the anal probing from Comcast et. al.? Yeah, it's free.
Comment: Re:Y2K (Score 1) 197
This sounds like Y2K all over again...
What, that legitimate problem lots of people worked on successfully to avoid before it could have major consequences? Yeah, I agree.
Yeah, and after all that work to prepare, the rest of the world said "I don't know why you nerds made such a big deal out of this. Nothing happened!" It's enough to make you want to quit your job, cut the soles off your shoes, sit in a tree and learn to play the flute.