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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Rog on 21 May 2014, 15:35:33

Title: Ebay
Post by: Rog on 21 May 2014, 15:35:33

Banks, trading websites, online stores etc etc are always making assuring noises about how "safe" and "secure" they are. And yet here we have one of the biggest web based businesses around  . . . .

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27503290


And a few years ago the Governemnt wanted a nationwide NHS IT system, which of course would be completely "Secure"

My view, is that if it's there, someone somewhere can and will compromise it. Even the Pentagon got hacked by some nobody in North London . . .


Title: Re: Ebay
Post by: aaronjb on 21 May 2014, 15:57:48
There's no such thing as a secure computer system.

But there's also no such thing as secure physical document storage.

And both are more likely to be accessed through social engineering than direct attack.. easier to con someone into giving out their password than it is to hack in, and easier to con someone into going and getting the document in question than it is to break into a vault.
Title: Re: Ebay
Post by: tigers_gonads on 21 May 2014, 16:01:31
Changed mine earlier  ;)

As for hacking, if it travels through the air or down a wire, it can be intercepted.
If it can be intercepted, all codes can be broken with sufficient time and processing power.

All my passwords are rotated on a monthly basis and only I know what they are  ;)
Title: Re: Ebay
Post by: Gaffers on 21 May 2014, 16:04:13
Quote from: tigers_gonads on 21 May 2014, 16:01:31
All my passwords are rotated on a monthly basis and only I know what they are  ;)

Only every month!   :o

Amateur....  ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Ebay
Post by: aaronjb on 21 May 2014, 16:06:05
As someone here just joked .. "You mean you don't use a one time password for every account?"
Title: Re: Ebay
Post by: Gaffers on 21 May 2014, 16:07:06
Quote from: aaronjb on 21 May 2014, 16:06:05
As someone here just joked .. "You mean you don't use a one time password for every account?"

Are you sure they were joking?
Title: Re: Ebay
Post by: ronnyd on 21 May 2014, 16:08:54
Thats why i refuse to do internet banking. :-[
Title: Re: Ebay
Post by: tigers_gonads on 21 May 2014, 16:09:58
Quote from: Monsieur Guffer on 21 May 2014, 16:04:13
Quote from: tigers_gonads on 21 May 2014, 16:01:31
All my passwords are rotated on a monthly basis and only I know what they are  ;)

Only every month!   :o

Amateur....  ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D



Lets just say I may or may not add / takeaway or swap a character too  ;D
Title: Re: Ebay
Post by: Rog on 21 May 2014, 16:11:41
Quote from: ronnyd on 21 May 2014, 16:08:54
Thats why i refuse to do internet banking. :-[

You're not the only one . . . . . .  ::)

Title: Re: Ebay
Post by: omega3000 on 22 May 2014, 10:25:34
Very disturbing  :(
Title: Re: Ebay
Post by: Stemo on 22 May 2014, 12:51:21
Quote from: Emd on 22 May 2014, 10:25:34
Very disturbing  :(
I'm not disturbed..........about eBay I mean.... ;D