On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 12:56 PM, ty <
tyruskam@gmail.com> wrote:
> I can tell you for a fact that some outfit was formed as a splinter group of
> an international parent company and their services end at nmap and MS Excel
> spreadsheet templates.
> What is sad is that most companies and financial institutions sit back very
> confident that an audit was carried out and no one can breach their systems
> and processes.
> It is also paramount to have universities incorporate this specialized
> courses as part of their IT curriculum as opposed to those units they have
> that just end at Digital Certificates!
> On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 12:29 PM, Gichuki John Chuksjonia
> <
chuksjonia@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Most these companies are from foreign countries that failed overseas
>> after they were caught up and realized they cant perform there.
>>
>> If you get to work Overseas, with some of the Fanancial Institutes
>> that have had intrusions, they tend to understand what kind of service
>> they need. Companies back in KE should understand what they want for
>> a service, and should do a background check on the consultant who is
>> to work on their Systems as far as Security is concerned, but not the
>> color of the eyes.
>>
>> Two cents
>>
>>
>> ./Chucks
>>
>> On 8/1/11, Jangita Nyagudi <
jangita.nyagudi@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > I have seen some saying the network is insecure - because the wireless
>> > password is saved on staff's laptops --- eeeh so should we give
>> > everyone the same password that they enter every day when they come
>> > into the office?
>> >
>> > On 1 August
2011 11:21, Antony Mwai <
antonymwai@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> Name them so we are not caught by the same crooks!!!!
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 10:19 AM, Simon Mburu <
sgatonye@gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Hahahaha Tyrus, I think I know the said audit firm, spent a whole day
>> >>> with
>> >>> the guy trying to run a korn script on bash. No amount of reasoning
>> >>> would
>> >>> make him budge from trying to run it.
>> >>>
>> >>> On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 9:59 AM, ty <
tyruskam@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Am not surprised. Information Audit is treated like Financial audit
>> >>>> and
>> >>>> locally, there is a dearth of pseudo-auditors ripping off corporates.
>> >>>> I
>> >>>> know
>> >>>> of one auditor from one of these localized audit firms who spent a
>> >>>> whole
>> >>>> day
>> >>>> trying to run a korn script on bash.
>> >>>> A year ago, another local audit firm ripped a govt parastatal close
>> >>>> to
>> >>>> Ksh 50m on an audit and the same month, the system got compromised.
>> >>>> -tyrus.
>> >>>> On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 9:51 AM, Allan M <
mbiyua@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> this is incredibly ridiculous!!. Working with such a company is a
>> >>>>> sure
>> >>>>> setup for ripoff . Thanks for the info .its very valuable to all.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 11:00 PM, Brian Ngure <
brian@pixie.co.ke>
>> >>>>> wrote:
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> I am still reeling in shock from the sheer stupidity shown in this
>> >>>>>> link.
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>
http://serverfault.com/questions/293217/our-security-auditor-is-an-idiot-how-do-i-give-him-the-information-he-wants
>> >>>>>> Anyone got a local horror story to share?
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> --
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>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> Brian Ngure
>> >>>>>>
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