SafariShane needs to turn around and hack back in to the system in a week and show that the new company's security measures weren't that great.;-) This will ingratiate himself with the CEO and get the new company kicked out.
Pointed Haired Bosses don't think that way. At my last job (one of the big 3 ISP's) one of the NT admin's screwed up and opened our one internal systems to the whole world. One of our techs studing security discovered the hole and reported it our PHB. Who came to our SA team to check and confirm. They were more concerned about the tech finding the hole, than the idiot NT admin who screw up an NT securtiy setting. They were insisting on firing the tech. They said opening up our system to world was less
by Anonymous Coward writes:
on Friday December 19, 2003 @06:43PM (#7769498)
"At my last job (one of the big 3 ISP's) one of the NT admin's screwed up and opened our one internal systems to the whole world. One of our techs studing security discovered the hole and reported it our PHB. Who came to our SA team to check and confirm. They were more concerned about the tech finding the hole, than the idiot NT admin who screw up an NT securtiy setting. "
Then one of two things. He could have gone to the "idiot"(a hint here. It's not good to go to a person with your prejudices. It could have been an honest error), and told him about the problem and let him correct it, with the boss being none the wiser, and his "image" intact.
He could have fixed the mistake, with no one the wiser. If everyone is as clueless as you state? Then this should have been an easy task.
The main thing that stories like the above demonstrate is that geeks make lousy diplomats. There's a right way and a wrong way to present "difficult" news. Learn how (among other things) and you'll do well in life, and work. Forget how, and you're the subject of a story on Slashdot.
What's good for the goose is good for the gander.. (Score:5, Funny)
Problem solved.
Re:What's good for the goose is good for the gande (Score:5, Interesting)
A "Diplomatic" Geek. (Score:3, Insightful)
Then one of two things.
He could have gone to the "idiot"(a hint here. It's not good to go to a person with your prejudices. It could have been an honest error), and told him about the problem and let him correct it, with the boss being none the wiser, and his "image" intact.
He could have fixed the mistake, with no one the wiser. If everyone is as clueless as you state? Then this should have been an easy task.
The main thing that stories like the above demonstrate is that geeks make lousy diplomats. There's a right way and a wrong way to present "difficult" news. Learn how (among other things) and you'll do well in life, and work. Forget how, and you're the subject of a story on Slashdot.