Pete's VPN isn't working

I’m sat on the train this morning nearby a chap who has spent most of the journey describing — in detail — the fact that the company’s VPN is not working. It’s annoying having to listen to people who don’t understand that raising your voice doesn’t help the base station keep a lock on your mobile signal. However what was most interesting — or alarming — is that he was reeling off ip addresses, telephone numbers and… Yes… Passwords. I know it’s disappointing for his colleague ‘Pete’ and for ‘Janet’ too, but you’d think describing precisely how to connect to his company’s VPN in front of a packed carriage doesn’t quite count as security best practice. Especially when the chap’s ID badge clearly indicates the company in question *and* the actual building. Always exciting, travel.

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