Security Tales: Cable to the Internet
Vladimir Bezmaly | 14.04.2017
In Johann's department, it was customary to meet once a month at a nearby bar on Friday evening. At this friendly meeting, it was customary to tell stories from the employees' past, which could then be used in lectures at the Academy.
That's how it was this time too.
One of the oldest employees, Victor, asked to speak. He had served in the army in the past, and worked in computer security. After the army, he worked for a while in a bank, together with his partner, Clive.
— I had just come to the bank as deputy director of the information security department. The bank was working properly, everything seemed to be fine. The only thing that bothered me was the abundance of "spines", that is, people who came in response to a call. Especially among the middle management.
Everything was fine, but then the day came when the thailand whatsapp data office suddenly lost Internet and connection with branches. As it turned out, not far from us they were repairing the water supply or sewerage system, I don’t remember, and our optical channel with the provider was severed.
Well, they broke it, it happens. A decision was made to switch to a backup provider. However, it was not to be. The backup communication channel did not work either.
- Clark, what's up with the communication channels?
— They tore it apart.
- What? Both?
- Yes.
- How?
- You remember, they demanded that we lay a cable in a pipe. But they didn't give us any money. I wrote to you!