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After seeing Wi-Fi network named “STINKY,” Navy found hidden Starlink dish on US warship (arstechnica.com)

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[-] Deebster@programming.dev 167 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The source story is worth a read.

Marrero’s background is in Navy intelligence, and she earned a master’s degree in business administration with a concentration in information security and digital management

Incredible.

she soon changed the “STINKY” Wi-Fi network name to another moniker that looked like a wireless printer — even though no such general-use wireless printers were present on the ship

Why not just switch off broadcasting the SSID?

[The CO and XO] then conducted another sweep inside the ship. Although the network that appeared to be a wireless printer appeared on their personal devices during their search, neither made additional inquiries regarding that network

No-one's coming out of this looking good.

Marrero’s secret Starlink dish was removed the same day, and Marrero told another unidentified crew member the next day that it was authorized for in-port use — prompting sailors to re-install the illegal Starlink.

It just keeps going!

[-] pdxfed@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago

First thought I had after read through, how much did that masters cost and you didn't learn that you can turn off the broadcast name so only people who know it's there can connect? Probably not even a real degree, freakonomjcs did an episode maybe 10 years ago that said probably 5% of degrees are fake, bet it's 20% now, lying is culturally through the roof.

[-] BluesF@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

MBAs should be renamed Master's in Bullshit Administration.

[-] jdeath@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

Mostly Bad Answers

[-] stoly@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Having an understanding of technology generically and knowing how specific technologies work are vastly different things. The first takes great effort. The second is done by a nerd who can’t sleep and is curious. If you didn’t do the second then you don’t know anything about that specific thing.

[-] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Exactly, and very often the only difference between BS level courses and MS level were the need to write extra papers and get better grades. And almost all of it was theoretical.

[-] stoly@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

On the other hand, what bothers me in industry is when people are like "these damned kids don't know nothing" when in reality you are talking about VERY motivated people who are highly intelligent but without experience. They just need direction and the chance to build confidence.

[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago

I have a general understanding of tech without a degree tho.

[-] stoly@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

So you complied with the second part of my statement.

[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

Woah, i missed the second part somehow!

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