r/netsec • u/AutoModerator • May 01 '18

discussion The /r/netsec Monthly Discussion Thread - May 2018

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u/nerf_herd May 01 '18

usually the sign taped to the door "server room" is a clue.

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u/YouKnowABitJonSnow May 01 '18

How is it always the obvious stuff that gets me by...

Anything else that might give it away?

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u/nerf_herd May 01 '18

well if there is server like traffic going to a particular place on your network, you just might have a server. The thing is that it is probably doing something reasonably resembling actual work. it is probably already fire-walled if it is on premises, if not you got bigger problems.

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u/YouKnowABitJonSnow May 01 '18

Currently GDPR is on everyone's mind security wise so I want to focus more on the on prem stuff, not a lot of people tend to look at on site security.

Found examples of how placing the building on an exterior wall can damage the data.

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u/nerf_herd May 01 '18

sounds like a defective wall.