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Re: Warning: Zombies ahead
Texas is a perfect state for it to have happened in as well.
Ya gotta wonder how many people saw it, shrugged, and proceeded to make sure their shotguns were loaded and accessible.A third party security audit is the IT equivalent of a colonoscopy. It's long, intrusive, very uncomfortable, and when it's done, you'll have seen things you really didn't want to see, and you'll never forget that you've had one.
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Now it's velociraptors....
http://www.indystar.com/article/2009...7/1015/LOCAL01
"I did not hear of accidents happening from rubber-necking or gawking (at the sign)," Heck said.
Neither, she said, were there any raptor attacks.
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and here in WA
http://www.kirotv.com/traffic/18650048/detail.html
Buddy of mine even got photos while it was up and running (he was driving by).
One of the better quotes from the article:
"They think it's funny but it's extremely dangerous," explained Holter.
"First, they have to manually change the reader board so they are standing
out on the side of the freeway putting their life in danger. Second, drivers
think there are either Zombie's ahead or it's a joke, so they stay in the
lane. The reader board should be warning drivers their lane is about to end
as machinery is in the way. If drivers don't know to change lanes then it
becomes very dangerous."
I return whatever i wish . Its called FREEDOWM OF RANDOMNESS IN A HECK . CLUSTERED DEFEATED CORn FORUM . Welcome to me
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Apparently most of these things have some sort of instructions with passwords written right on them. I remember driving back from Orlando two years ago and someone changed a sign to "GO HOME NASCAR SUCKS" and I chuckled to myself, I've always wanted to learn how to do that >:3"As Arthur C Clarke puts it, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic". Here is my corollary: "Any sufficiently technical expert is indistinguishable from a witch"."
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Originally posted by noid View Post
"They think it's funny but it's extremely dangerous," explained Holter.
"First, they have to manually change the reader board so they are standing
out on the side of the freeway putting their life in danger. Second, drivers
think there are either Zombie's ahead or it's a joke, so they stay in the
lane. The reader board should be warning drivers their lane is about to end
as machinery is in the way. If drivers don't know to change lanes then it
becomes very dangerous."A third party security audit is the IT equivalent of a colonoscopy. It's long, intrusive, very uncomfortable, and when it's done, you'll have seen things you really didn't want to see, and you'll never forget that you've had one.
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Originally posted by streaker69 View PostI know I don't have to point this out to you, but, how many times have all of us seen these boards with inaccurate information posted on them about traffic conditions. So his statement about important information is bullshit. Personally, I'd like to know if there's zombies ahead.
I return whatever i wish . Its called FREEDOWM OF RANDOMNESS IN A HECK . CLUSTERED DEFEATED CORn FORUM . Welcome to me
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Originally posted by streaker69 View PostI know I don't have to point this out to you, but, how many times have all of us seen these boards with inaccurate information posted on them about traffic conditions. So his statement about important information is bullshit. Personally, I'd like to know if there's zombies ahead.
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Originally posted by g3k_ View PostApparently most of these things have some sort of instructions with passwords written right on them. I remember driving back from Orlando two years ago and someone changed a sign to "GO HOME NASCAR SUCKS" and I chuckled to myself, I've always wanted to learn how to do that >:3
Originally posted by noid View Postand here in WA
http://www.kirotv.com/traffic/18650048/detail.html
Buddy of mine even got photos while it was up and running (he was driving by).
One of the better quotes from the article:
"They think it's funny but it's extremely dangerous," explained Holter.
"First, they have to manually change the reader board so they are standing
out on the side of the freeway putting their life in danger. Second, drivers
think there are either Zombie's ahead or it's a joke, so they stay in the
lane. The reader board should be warning drivers their lane is about to end
as machinery is in the way. If drivers don't know to change lanes then it
becomes very dangerous."
"... The Web site mentioned in the alert, www.jalopnik.com, has a post about road signs that have been hacked all around the country. ...
What the KIRO 7 traffic department found scary was that on this Web ,site there are links teaching people how to hack road signs.
Holter finds this scary too. She urges motorists to call 911 if they see anyone in a construction zone that isn't in a hard hat and an orange vest."
So KIRO 7 thinks it is bad that there is a web site with "scary" information, but publishes the link anyway, and the DOT spokesman essentially gives out social engineering instructions on how to evade detection. The next thing will no doubt be a push for a law to restrict the sale of hardhats and safety vests.Thorn
"If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning." - Catherine Aird
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Originally posted by Thorn View PostAbout 4-5 years ago there was a 2600 Magazine article on how to program these signs. If I recall the details correctly, it comes down to getting in the battery/computer box (usually secured with a cheap, easy to compromise padlock) and entering the info you want to display. The signs have a series of preset buffers containing stock phrases like "CONSTRUCTION AHEAD" or "RIGHT LANE CLOSED". There are open buffers beyond those which you can put in anything you want as long as it is under the buffer size (~30 characters or so.) In many cases the default password is "DOT" or "DOT1", and in more than one the author of the article said the password was written inside the box cover to workers didn't even have to remember the default.
Another quote you have to love:
"... The Web site mentioned in the alert, www.jalopnik.com, has a post about road signs that have been hacked all around the country. ...
What the KIRO 7 traffic department found scary was that on this Web ,site there are links teaching people how to hack road signs.
Holter finds this scary too. She urges motorists to call 911 if they see anyone in a construction zone that isn't in a hard hat and an orange vest."
So KIRO 7 thinks it is bad that there is a web site with "scary" information, but publishes the link anyway, and the DOT spokesman essentially gives out social engineering instructions on how to evade detection. The next thing will no doubt be a push for a law to restrict the sale of hardhats and safety vests.
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Originally posted by Thorn View PostAnother quote you have to love:
"... The Web site mentioned in the alert, www.jalopnik.com, has a post about road signs that have been hacked all around the country. ...
What the KIRO 7 traffic department found scary was that on this Web ,site there are links teaching people how to hack road signs.
Holter finds this scary too. She urges motorists to call 911 if they see anyone in a construction zone that isn't in a hard hat and an orange vest."
So KIRO 7 thinks it is bad that there is a web site with "scary" information, but publishes the link anyway, and the DOT spokesman essentially gives out social engineering instructions on how to evade detection. The next thing will no doubt be a push for a law to restrict the sale of hardhats and safety vests.
I return whatever i wish . Its called FREEDOWM OF RANDOMNESS IN A HECK . CLUSTERED DEFEATED CORn FORUM . Welcome to me
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The only thing that worries me here is the Chicken Little effect, when the zombies are roaming the highways, seeing a roadway sign blinking "ZOMBIES AHEAD!" will have most if not all motorists just blaming the hackers, only to become zombie fodder and we'll all be up a creek without a chainsaw or shotgun...Nonnumquam cupido magnas partes Interretis vincendi me corripit
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Originally posted by erehwon View PostThe only thing that worries me here is the Chicken Little effect, when the zombies are roaming the highways, seeing a roadway sign blinking "ZOMBIES AHEAD!" will have most if not all motorists just blaming the hackers, only to become zombie fodder and we'll all be up a creek without a chainsaw or shotgun...Aut disce aut discede
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Originally posted by streaker69 View PostTexas is a perfect state for it to have happened in as well.
Ya gotta wonder how many people saw it, shrugged, and proceeded to make sure their shotguns were loaded and accessible.
xorJust because you can doesn't mean you should. This applies to making babies, hacking, and youtube videos.
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Originally posted by AlxRogan View PostI think that's fine. If they want to ignore the inevitability of a Zombie Apocalypse, then more ammo and molotovs for me.
I saw a sign this weekend, but I was too chicken to go near it D:"As Arthur C Clarke puts it, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic". Here is my corollary: "Any sufficiently technical expert is indistinguishable from a witch"."
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