Security News > 2010 > December > 'Tunneling' Used in HISD Hacking

http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/news/scitech/101214-tunneling-used-in-hisd-hacking By SALLY MACDONALD Reporter MyFox Houston 14 Dec 2010 HOUSTON - H.I.S.D. superintendent Terry Grier is revealing new information in the investigation of a serious computer hacking threat. Dr. Grier says the hacker used a technique called tunneling to access the district's computer records. The hacker looked at the private information of at least one student, but hundreds of thousands of students and employees were at risk. "Tunneling does not equal bad. Think of it as an envelope. You'll send me an email, you'll put it in basically a virtual envelope. It'll come to me as if by courier. No one is able to look inside our message," said Chris Bronk, IT Fellow at Rice University's Baker Institute. Tunnels can be necessary if people want their communication to be confidential, but Bronk says it doesn't take a computer whiz to create a tunnel in a dishonest way. Let's say administrative computers and student computer labs are connected to the same network. [...] ___________________________________________________________ Tegatai Managed Colocation: Four Provider Blended Tier-1 Bandwidth, Fortinet Universal Threat Management, Natural Disaster Avoidance, Always-On Power Delivery Network, Cisco Switches, SAS 70 Type II Datacenter. Find peace of mind, Defend your Critical Infrastructure. http://www.tegataiphoenix.com/

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