IMPACT: Non-privileged primitive users can cause the total destruction of your entire invasion fleet and gain unauthorized access to files. CERT Advisory CA-96.13 Some organizations use access cards to determine which employees can access which building and room(s). After these kinds of access cards were introduced at the university I am working, it was interesting to see how people deal with using these cards. The cards used are the university employee identification cards, which we are supposed to carry with us anyway. But you usually only need those cards if you drive onto the campus, or, more frequently, to get cheaper prices in the cafeteria. But now you had to access the cards in a different setting — in the department itself — and much more frequently, any time you want to open a door to some rooms (currently only meeting room, labs, the room with the copier and mail, etc.). To have the card available, some employees started to use plastic card holders clipped to their belts/trouser pockets, others kept it in their wallets, others simply in their jacket pockets. Frankly, I’m not a fan of these cards, especially in creative environments (see posting here). But besides the attempts to [...]
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