04 August 2008

Low tech vs. High Tech - Checkmate!

For those who don't know, I'm a Network/Security Engineer by trade. I look for ways to make life difficult for those who might seek to exploit weaknesses in systems I occasionally work upon. This is not limited to data systems, but facilities in general.

Now, many might presume that means that I am more often than not, inclined to use a $5-10k (Cisco) hammer to drive five cent nails, but that is not always the case. In truth, $5k Cisco hammers and the systems they support/protect are quite easily defeated by a $3 kimchi flash drive these days (which is why PHYSICAL security is just as important as digital security). Still, never has this point been made more crystal clear than in the the photo that follows:


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