Beeld wins eNatis case

[chiskop]

Werner Koekemoer, project manager of eNatis, laughed outside court when he was asked if the security shortcomings pointed out by the A-G, had been rectified.

Someones in line for a promotion...

 

[Sneeky]

Shouldn't security be a primary concern regarding important systems? Kind of a design must, not a feature or option.

you would think so, but then some people clearly don't.

 

[Moederloos]

you would think so, but then some people clearly don't.

Computer Security in SA is burglar bars on the windows....

 

[BeVonk!]

Computer Security in SA is burglar bars on the windows....

and when there is a password it reads: P@ssword123

 

[chiskop]

and when there is a password it reads: P@ssword123

Mmm, my guess was password123 but it looks like they're using some kind of encryption.

 

[BeVonk!]

Mmm, my guess was password123 but it looks like they're using some kind of encryption.

... such encryption will probably count in their favour - proof that more than expected was done to secure the systems

 

[Swift-wp]

lol. well isnt there encryption 'unbreakable'. i wonder what the excuse is.

 

[The_Unbeliever]

Password = Password123

Encrypted password : Encrypted_P@$$word123


Was thinking a bit - do they use VPN tunneling to transfer the data? Or is it transferred plaintext to the master server?

Also - the Beeld report states that Telnet was active on the system and Telnet is not secure...

 

[Swift-wp]

meant their and not there