The Pope is coming so you must be nice or you’ll be in trouble…

July 3rd, 2008 Drazen Drazic Posted in Bad Stuff, Dumb Security, Industry Specialists Talk, WTF |

By straxd

Nobody expects an Australian inquisition….

Most of you have probably heard by now that new regulations have been enacted for World Youth Day in Sydney which allow police to fine up to $5500 and possibly imprison people who “annoy and inconvenience” World Youth Day participants. From the SMH; co-incidentally written by Julian of Chaser fame. One could put forward the argument that this has been setup for the Chaser team and other organised mobs are being discriminated against unfairly. Why should the Chaser team spoil the fun for everyone!

Police are apparently going to “use their discretion” to impose fines or gaol. Now that’s scary.

So what does this have to do with security? Well firstly, haxor dudes will need to check their black t-shirts before they go out to ensure no subtle anti-pope or anti-Christianity messages are printed on them. “If in doubt, don’t go out” should be the motto to all.

Aside from that, why stop there. Lets draw a really long bow here and give System Administrators the power to become Bastard Operators From Hell and manipulate users for fun and profit.  All companies obviously have lots of protections against that happening …obviously…

It would be fun and most importantly, profitable to move these regulations into IT. “System Administrators now have the power to dock 10% from the pay of any worker who calls the help desk with an annoying or invalid issue. They should use their discretion to apply this rule only when necessary.”

Let the IT Security dudes become real security dudes and allow for batons and wrestling holds on those that don’t comply with company policies. Send in the special PCI security team with “extra powers” that override any internal policing for organisations that refuse to comply with the PCI DSS. Oh….this is now getting ridiculous…..it’s been a long day.

Does the church allow for pre-sin confessions? Always wondered that. Anyway, packing away my heavy metal t-shirts and donning the hair cream, short back and sides and then 3 Hail Marys for me.

Surely the NSW Government knows that the Chaser dudes are in semi-retirement? Or do they know something we don’t?