Over at Swans on Tea, a bit of computer security humor: “Phone conversation overheard in Hell’s IT department“
An exerpt:
Sir, we have a great firewall but I’m afraid it’s not good enough anymore.
No, sir, more brimstone won’t help. It’s the internet sir — there are too many savvy hackers out there, and we have to stay ahead of the curve.
Yes, having Al Gore help start it and then look foolish for claiming to have invented it was genius. So was getting him to champion global warming so that lots of people could deny it. But your password sir. It needs to be changed. At least eight characters, with capitals, numbers and symbols.
I know 666 is your number, sir. Everybody knows. That’s the problem.
