Ignorance may bliss, but it's also a security risk.

[rrrebo.livejournal.com]

An employee called having trouble with an online course. After determining she had no pop-up blockers installed, I tried to go to the learning site to launch the course and recreate the issue. I got redirected to MyWebSearch. We chatted while I was getting rid of several pieces of spyware (Her:"What's spyware?"), and here are a few gems. Bear in mind she has a thick Texas accent and speaks very slowly, like she's dreaming.

Her: "I thought spyware was something that protected us against viruses."
Me: "Uh, no." (explained to her what spyware is)
Her: "But I don't have anything important on my computer! I only have my social security number in one place."
Me: "Ma'am, you have a computer full of (large defense contractor) proprietary information."
Her: "I DO?!? But I don't know anything secret or anything like that! I just work mostly with contracts."
Me: "You realize that information does not have to be "top secret" or classified to be considered sensitive, don't you? Those contracts you deal with are worth millions of dollars! Our company considers that HIGHLY sensitive information, and so should you!"
Her: "OOOOOOOOOOOooooooh.!"



Her: "Can you see me when you are remoted into my computer?"
Me: "Uhhh...you mean your body? No, ma'am."
Her: "Oh, I thought you could. They just put in all this optic...optic...optics here and at this other site."
Me: "You mean videophones or video conferencing?"
Her: "No, fiber something."
Me: "Fiber optics?"
Her: "Yeah! Fiber optics!"
Me: (explains what copper wire and fiber cables do)
Her: "OOOOOOOOOOOOooooooh!"



Seriously, where do they GET these people?

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[servermonkey.livejournal.com]

They are grown in fields in Texas?

[canthlian.livejournal.com]

Seriously, where do they GET these people?

Republican Surplus Supply Store, corner of 5th and Walker.

[redqueenmeg.livejournal.com]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA *gasp for breath* HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

--coworker of rrrebo

[jecook]

Yogurt | nose


ow.ow.ow. hehehehehe.

Remind me not to be eating breakfast while reading...

[rrrebo.livejournal.com]

BAHA!

[cirobi.livejournal.com]

we have a bunch of retards here too. just recently my department hired a new "staff support manager". the girl has very little computer knowledge. they're having her go through the process of putting a fresh build on a machine which is great and all... but she had to ask my supervisor how to get windows installed from the bulk license because it wasn't set in the bios to boot to CD first. then, i'm talking to her later and find out that a) she doesn't know how to navigate or get to the bios, b) has never built a computer (software or hardware), c) only gained her current knowledge over the last two years working a Temple Law, and d) didn't know until i explained to her how a network hub works. this lady got hired on the spot full time with benefits. me, with more knowledge, got hired at part time pay, no benefits, full time hours and have to PROVE to the CIO that i'm work full time with benefits hire even though the CIO outright told me she wants me in the position full time. *collapses*

one of our network managers... doesn't know how and can't be bothered to figure out hiw own small scale networking equipment (some ancient router/switch boxes that they can't bear to part with)

[xdownfornowx.livejournal.com]

nice smilies. where'd you pick those up from?

[jecook]

From Smiley Central, of course!

::stuffs pun back into the Obvious Bag::

[rrrebo.livejournal.com]

jecook

Die.

;)

xdownfornowx I snaked those from free smily pages many moons ago for my board. I think I got them from crackmonkeysmilies or something like that? Can't remember.

[jecook]

Glad someone liked it.

[ace-brickman.livejournal.com]

Maybe (large defense contractor=LDC) believed that hiring (thick Texan accent dumbass=TTD) instead of (thick Texan accent quasi-smartass=TTQS) would be easier on training and security. TTD would just do as she was told and not nose around in the LDC's sensitive documents, rather just pass 'em on. TTQS may have been just a lil' more curious as to what he's handling. Just like how a quasi-intelligent user can usually be more destructive to a system than a total incompetent luser.