LAST EDITED ON Jan-16-18 AT 08:07PM (MST)[p]LAST EDITED ON Jan-16-18 AT 08:05?PM (MST)
No doubt there are a lot of sportsmen
And woman who have spent a fortune and a lot of time waiting for a coveted tag.
Sometimes spending decades waiting and thousands of dollars in Preference points and application fees/licenses.
I look at both the financial aspect and time I've spent waiting, as an investment.
The saying you've got to pay to play is in full force especially when you consider hunting outside of your home state.
A lot of questions and concerns arise when you learn that a States fish and game application security has been compromised. Such as in Wyoming.
https://www.gohunt.com/read/news/ut...g-computer-system-to-apply-for-two-moose-tags
It never surprises me to the lengths some will go to cheat, rob, steal from others all for in the name of greed.
But I have some concerned questions and need answers to to this crazy news.
I am by no means a computer tech nerd and I have zero network security skills unlike my brother who does it for a living. Which we have talked about this developing news.
I will be contacting my states wildlife office and whomever else I need to talk to in order to figure out how vulnerable their system is to being exploited and has it been compromised before??
I have little faith that I will get the answers to the questions that I have but it won't stop me from trying.
I would like to talk with security staff who can answer my questions.
1-Have they had an independent, third-party security review of their tag application system?
2-Who performed the test and how thorough was it?
3-Can I see an executive summary of the results?
4-What are they doing to secure the application, not just the network or servers, from compromise or manipulation?
If those questions go unanswered, I can always look into filing a Freedom of Information Act or GRAMMA request to obtain the report, but that costs money, may require legal representation, and may still not get me the info that I want.
"Wildlife and its habitat cannot speak. So
we must and we will."
Theadore Roosevelt
No doubt there are a lot of sportsmen
And woman who have spent a fortune and a lot of time waiting for a coveted tag.
Sometimes spending decades waiting and thousands of dollars in Preference points and application fees/licenses.
I look at both the financial aspect and time I've spent waiting, as an investment.
The saying you've got to pay to play is in full force especially when you consider hunting outside of your home state.
A lot of questions and concerns arise when you learn that a States fish and game application security has been compromised. Such as in Wyoming.
https://www.gohunt.com/read/news/ut...g-computer-system-to-apply-for-two-moose-tags
It never surprises me to the lengths some will go to cheat, rob, steal from others all for in the name of greed.
But I have some concerned questions and need answers to to this crazy news.
I am by no means a computer tech nerd and I have zero network security skills unlike my brother who does it for a living. Which we have talked about this developing news.
I will be contacting my states wildlife office and whomever else I need to talk to in order to figure out how vulnerable their system is to being exploited and has it been compromised before??
I have little faith that I will get the answers to the questions that I have but it won't stop me from trying.
I would like to talk with security staff who can answer my questions.
1-Have they had an independent, third-party security review of their tag application system?
2-Who performed the test and how thorough was it?
3-Can I see an executive summary of the results?
4-What are they doing to secure the application, not just the network or servers, from compromise or manipulation?
If those questions go unanswered, I can always look into filing a Freedom of Information Act or GRAMMA request to obtain the report, but that costs money, may require legal representation, and may still not get me the info that I want.
"Wildlife and its habitat cannot speak. So
we must and we will."
Theadore Roosevelt