Re: Linked-in and its Phishing-like contacts option!
"Paul D. Robertson" <[email protected]> Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:35:30 -0400
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--===============1558806779== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-CEFEBD69-BEE6-4258-AEBD-70E58D44953D Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --Apple-Mail-CEFEBD69-BEE6-4258-AEBD-70E58D44953D Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Because the moderator is bored enough to entertain things outside the strict= boundaries if there isn't better stuff on the list (hint) and he's feeling l= ike a particular topic may generate something or he may want to rail on some= thing or for no particular reason. There are a multitude of reasons general= INFOSEC stuff makes the list- and historically I'm fairly sure I've been co= nsistently inconsistent on that point. Paul -- President and Chairman, FluidIT Group Moderator, Firewall-Wizards http://pauldrobertson.net http://pauldrobertson.com @compuwar On Apr 24, 2013, at 15:26, "Gautier . Rich" <[email protected]> wrote: > Thoughts? I=E2=80=99m wondering why User Operational Security falls under t= he realm of Firewall Wizards.. Other than that, I=E2=80=99d say =E2=80=93 T= hey=E2=80=99re not alone by any stretch of the imagination, and plenty of us= ers seem to be perfectly willing to accept the risk (or be unaware of it). H= owever, not much you can do on the firewall side other than turning off webm= ail access... > =20 > Richard Gautier, CISSP > Enterprise Architect, Federal Group > <image002.png> > 650 Massachusetts Avenue NW > Suite 510 > Washington, DC 20001 > Office: (571) 226-8828 | Cell: (703) 231-2156 > [email protected] | www.drc.com > =20 > From: [email protected] [mailto:firewall-wiza= [email protected]] On Behalf Of Mathew Want > Sent: Monday, April 22, 2013 7:30 PM > To: Firewall Wizards Security Mailing List > Subject: [fw-wiz] Linked-in and its Phishing-like contacts option! > =20 > Hiya all. >=20 > Has anyone else noticed the option to see who else they know is connected o= n Linked-in? Have you noticed that if you click on the outlook button it ask= s you for your WORK EMAIL PASSWORD!!!!! >=20 > Bloody hell! It's not like the job of getting users to not submit this inf= ormation to other sites isn't already hard enough without this!!! The "can't= put brains in pumpkins " department must be having a field day over this. >=20 > Am I the only one that think this is a touch negligent on the part of Link= ed-in? Or should I just accept that it is corporate facebook, accepts that t= hey have the dame moral fibre and move on? >=20 > Maybe I am expecting too much? Thoughts? > -- > Regards, > M@ > --=20 > "Some things are eternal by nature, > others by consequence" > This electronic message transmission and any attachments that accompany it= contain information from DRC=C2=AE (Dynamics Research Corporation) or its s= ubsidiaries, or the intended recipient, which is privileged, proprietary, bu= siness confidential, or otherwise protected from disclosure and is the exclu= sive property of DRC and/or the intended recipient. The information in this e= mail is solely intended for the use of the individual or entity that is the i= ntended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, dissemina= tion, distribution, retention, or copying of this communication, attachments= , or substance is prohibited. 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We thank you for you= r assistance and apologize for any inconvenience. >=20 > _______________________________________________ > firewall-wizards mailing list > [email protected] > https://listserv.icsalabs.com/mailman/listinfo/firewall-wizards --Apple-Mail-CEFEBD69-BEE6-4258-AEBD-70E58D44953D Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D= utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div>Because the moderator is bored enough t= o entertain things outside the strict boundaries if there isn't better stuff= on the list (hint) and he's feeling like a particular topic may generate so= mething or he may want to rail on something or for no particular reason. &nb= sp;There are a multitude of reasons general INFOSEC stuff makes the list- an= d historically I'm fairly sure I've been consistently inconsistent on that p= oint.<br><br>Paul<br>--<div>President and Chairman, FluidIT Group<div>Modera= tor, Firewall-Wizards</div><div><a href=3D"http://pauldrobertson.net">http:/= /pauldrobertson.net</a></div></div><div><a href=3D"http://pauldrobertson.com= ">http://pauldrobertson.com</a></div><div>@compuwar</div></div><div><br>On A= pr 24, 2013, at 15:26, "Gautier . Rich" <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]= om">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><= div> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dus-ascii">= <style> <!-- @font-face {font-family:Calibri} @font-face {font-family:Tahoma} @font-face {font-family:"Trebuchet MS"} p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline} span.EmailStyle17 {font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D} .MsoChpDefault {font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"} @page WordSection1 {margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in} div.WordSection1 {} --> </style> <div class=3D"WordSection1"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Ca= libri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Thoughts? I=E2=80=99m won= dering why User Operational Security falls under the realm of Firewall Wizar= ds.. Other than that, I=E2=80=99d say =E2=80=93 They=E2=80=99re not al= one by any stretch of the imagination, and plenty of users seem to be perfectly willing to acc= ept the risk (or be unaware of it). However, not much you can do on th= e firewall side other than turning off webmail access...</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Ca= libri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D"> </span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"= Arial","sans-serif"; color:navy">Richard Gautier, CISSP</span= ></b><span style=3D"font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; co= lor:navy"> </span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Ari= al","sans-serif"; color:navy">Enterprise Architect, Federal G= roup</span><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial",&q= uot;sans-serif"; color:navy"></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><image002.png><span style=3D"font-size:2.0pt; f= ont-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:navy"></span></p>= <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Ari= al","sans-serif"; color:navy">650 Massachusetts Avenue NW</sp= an><span style=3D"font-size:8.0pt; color:#1F497D"></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Ari= al","sans-serif"; color:navy">Suite 510</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Ari= al","sans-serif"; color:navy">Washington, DC 20001</span><spa= n style=3D"font-size:8.0pt; color:#1F497D"></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Ari= al","sans-serif"; color:navy">Office: (571) 226-8828 </span><span style=3D"font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Arial","s= ans-serif"; color:#984806"> <b>|</b></span><span style=3D"font-siz= e:8.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:navy">&= nbsp; Cell: (703) 231-2156</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Ari= al","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D"><a href=3D"mailto:rgautier@d= rc.com"><span style=3D"color:blue">[email protected]</span></a></span><span s= tyle=3D"font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"= ;; color:navy"> </span><b><span style=3D"font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS&quo= t;,"sans-serif"; color:#984806">|</span></b><b><span style=3D"font= -size:8.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; co= lor:black"> </span></b><span style=3D"font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Arial",&qu= ot;sans-serif"; color:black"> </span><span style=3D"font-size:11.0= pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D"><= a href=3D"../../Laura%20Smart/Local%20Settings/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/= Content.IE5/T1YNUA8E/www.drc.com"><span style=3D"font-size:8.0pt; font-famil= y:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:blue">www.drc.com</span></= a></span><span style=3D"font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Arial","= ;sans-serif"; color:navy"> </span><span style=3D"font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Arial","s= ans-serif"; color:#1F497D"></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Ca= libri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D"> </span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"= ;Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style=3D"font-si= ze:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href=3D= "mailto:[email protected]">firewall-wizards-bou= [email protected]</a> [<a href=3D"mailto:firewall-wizards-bounces@l= istserv.icsalabs.com">mailto:[email protected]<= /a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mathew Want<br> <b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 22, 2013 7:30 PM<br> <b>To:</b> Firewall Wizards Security Mailing List<br> <b>Subject:</b> [fw-wiz] Linked-in and its Phishing-like contacts option!</s= pan></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"> </p> <div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Hiya all.</p> <div> <div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br> Has anyone else noticed the option to see who else they know is connected on= Linked-in? Have you noticed that if you click on the outlook button it asks= you for your WORK EMAIL PASSWORD!!!!!</p> </div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt">Bloody hell! It's not l= ike the job of getting users to not submit this information to other sites i= sn't already hard enough without this!!! The "can't put brains in pumpkins "= department must be having a field day over this.</p> </div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt">Am I the only one that= think this is a touch negligent on the part of Linked-in? Or should I just a= ccept that it is corporate facebook, accepts that they have the dame moral f= ibre and move on?</p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Maybe I am expecting too much? Thoughts?</p> </div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">--</p> </div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Regards,<br> M@</p> <div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">-- <br> "Some things are eternal by nature,<br> others by consequence"</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr> <font size=3D"small"></font> <h5><font color=3D"gray">This electronic message transmission and any attach= ments that accompany it contain information from DRC=C2=AE (Dynamics Researc= h Corporation) or its subsidiaries, or the intended recipient, which is priv= ileged, proprietary, business confidential, or otherwise protected from disclosure and is the exclusive property of DRC= and/or the intended recipient. The information in this email is solely inte= nded for the use of the individual or entity that is the intended recipient.= If you are not the intended recipient, any use, dissemination, distribution, retention, or copying of t= his communication, attachments, or substance is prohibited. 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