Sounds way more interesting than most IT work as well. I’d definitely rather do some investigative work like this than a typical parade of password resets, email assistance, and software installations.
Comment on LG monitor asking about ad tracking preferences
linearchaos@lemmy.world 2 days agoIT here, Yes, by all means involve me. I will buy a second monitor and plug it into a known box that is no business going anywhere. I will then block, at the network firewall level, any outbound traffic to anything that thing talks to. If it uses its own MAC address at the head end I will then collect and publish every connection that thing tries to make outside to a blacklist and provide it to the public.
vithigar@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
Emerald@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I had to ask a helpdesk for a 2fa reset once. Interstingly, they didn’t make me identify myself except for first at last name. Not sure what point the 2FA has if it’s that easy to remove.
rolaulten@startrek.website 1 day ago
Depending on the help desk they probably knew it was you. Did you call from a phone HR knows about and is personal to you? If it was a walk up, they make the ticket before or after resetting your MFA?
Emerald@lemmy.world 1 day ago
They do have the phone number on record, so I guess that’s what they did. More likely though they didn’t even check. They made no ticket either, just reset it in the course of an around 3 minute call.
linearchaos@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Hells yes.
oatscoop@midwest.social 1 day ago
Hands you a random laptop.
“The thing doesn’t work.”
Refuses to elaborate and leave.
linearchaos@lemmy.world 1 day ago
It and I appear to have the same thing wrong with us. I’m not working on it.
pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 1 day ago
You could also just stick it in a VLAN with no route to other networks.
linearchaos@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Easily. I could also simply deny it access to the internet. But sometimes you need to look out for more than just your own.
WindyRebel@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Thank you network admin! You’re a hero!