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[#] Mon Jul 28 2025 15:47:51 UTC from IGnatius T Foobar

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It's all broken. The "dead Internet" has completely destroyed the mechanics of the job market for both employers and job seekers. To some extent it was deliberate, so that no one can know what the market actually looks like.

[#] Wed Aug 06 2025 19:41:34 UTC from Nurb432

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The latest rumor: All direct DB traffic from workstations will be banned shortly.  Even for developers.. 

 

wtf.. really.. wtf..



[#] Thu Aug 07 2025 14:30:24 UTC from fandarel

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The latest rumor: All direct DB traffic from workstations will
be banned shortly.  Even for developers.. 

Sounds like a great way to make sure nobody gets any work done. Funny how often that is the end result of ideas by the security folks.


Devs will probably just clone the production DB into their own dev environment and keep on chugging, thereby avoiding a minor security issue by creating a huge security issue.

[#] Thu Aug 07 2025 15:27:48 UTC from Nurb432

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Aside from the security folks getting out of line, i mostly suspect its a push to stop all fat clients and traditional development and push more money to 'friends'.  "we are now a no-code shop, and no apps are allowed unless they are web based, in the cloud".   A feeling that the security team is just being used as the ones to transfer blame to.

 

And while that sounds paranoid, where i work, a lot of what goes on is to transfer cash to friends in the club. The system is corrupt at its core, and its how we operate, so its not paranoia, its always the first thing to suspect.

 



[#] Mon Aug 11 2025 00:32:37 UTC from IGnatius T Foobar

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The latest rumor: All direct DB traffic from workstations will
be banned shortly.  Even for developers.. 

We call that "ssh tunneling"

[#] Mon Aug 11 2025 13:16:02 UTC from Nurb432

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Most ports are blocked at the network level, and stuff like that would need requested for being open from your box to the remote IP. And in the case of a PDZ server, you have to access those from a VDI jump-box..   Also, if its not a whitelisted app, it wont run. it notifies security when you try. ( ssh is approved to have installed, but just saying )  And we all lost our local admin rights. Even field techs.. now its basically "if its not trivial, its a reload, sorry". And my understanding is they monitor traffic for 'questionable packets'. An entire team for that. hidden on another floor.

Officially getting around the blocks in any way is forbidden and cause for unconditional termination. ( before someone suggests "just move the port" )

Only real solution is to write a web app that does SQL management and claim its "part of the administration components of our app"..   

Mon Aug 11 2025 00:32:37 UTC from IGnatius T Foobar
The latest rumor: All direct DB traffic from workstations will
be banned shortly.  Even for developers.. 

We call that "ssh tunneling"

 



[#] Thu Aug 21 2025 12:31:27 UTC from Nurb432

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And speaking of ports and VPN.

 

this morning i guess something happened, and everyone's VPN client is being removed automatically. ( on windows i think. perhaps mac and phones too, dunno ).  And people using SCCM "store" to reinstall, isn't working. And of course they sent out a link to manually do it, which no one has the rights to do anymore. " oops, users cant reinstall manually... sorry!  we are working on this " .   

 

 

lol 



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