tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979854712038256935.post6607605877037471600..comments2023-07-02T00:55:16.312-07:00Comments on Methuselah's diary: May and Stephens data leak: updateMethuselahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10717394420587738823noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979854712038256935.post-2595917572156321132010-05-17T15:33:33.322-07:002010-05-17T15:33:33.322-07:00Anon#1: Very sorry for sending you that email but,...Anon#1: Very sorry for sending you that email but, considering the subject at hand, do you have any sense of irony at all? Bear in mind that any answer to that question will comprise a default 'no'.<br /><br />Anon#2: Now that's the stuff! Superb tip there, if I may say so, for those of us who are not IT engineers. Many thanks, hope you don't mind if I pass off those words of advice as my own in future?<br /><br />As to the poor bugger who committed the howler in the first place, yeah, I know what you mean. That was the point of the poll.<br /><br />And of course, the best of luck in landing a job soon, to you and everybody else.Methuselahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717394420587738823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979854712038256935.post-49069861674014241072010-05-17T05:34:11.720-07:002010-05-17T05:34:11.720-07:00At the end of the day it was just email addresses....At the end of the day it was just email addresses. Not really that personal data!!!. You give out your email address to anyone, that's the point!. I work in IT so I can spot a dodgy Phishing email from a mile away. Simple rule, if you don't know the person who sent it, or you’re not sure about the content, delete it. No big deal, if it’s genuine enquiry, they’ll find another way to get hold of you. <br /><br />One tip is to check the links in your emails match where they will be directed to. To do this, hover your curse over the link/hyperlink. In the bottom left corner of your browser (Mainly IE, but should show up on most browsers somewhere), the address relating to the link you just hovered over, should be displayed and be the same link strain. If this link content in the browser, doesn't match the link address in the email, then just BIN IT. It’s most likely a dodgy email.. And there’s no point taking the risk. <br /><br />Poor guy must feel bad, it was just simple mistake, anyone of us could make. Does he really deserve a slap this big!! <br /><br />Now if it was financial data, then this would all be a different conversation. And I’m sure their data controller would be called in to answer some very serious questions, about their data security polices and procedures. <br /><br />To be honest we've wasted way to much of our time on this, I’m sure the guy feels bad enough.<br /><br />Let's just focus our time and efforts on finding a JOB!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979854712038256935.post-91487523723898965182010-05-17T05:28:40.596-07:002010-05-17T05:28:40.596-07:00Stop sending me emails about this banal mistake. N...Stop sending me emails about this banal mistake. NOT INTERESTEDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com