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Exactly. Physical access and enough time and you can get into any stored data.

Agreed. I have advised our custodial staff - that no one, NO ONE - gets into our telecomm rooms without approval from me or someone in my chain-of-command. I don't care what they say or who they claim to be.

gets into our telecomm rooms without approval from me or someone in my chain-of-command. I don’t care what they say or who they claim to be

Back when I was installing telephone systems it was common to put all the system on a floor in the same hallway equipment room. We had access to everyone system as well as all their lines. Usually the doors were left unlocked. Different times

Other then our tool belts we could have been someone off the street. It amazing where you could go by just wearing a tool belt and carrying a clipboard with a work order

I have advised our custodial staff - that no one, NO ONE - gets into our telecomm rooms without approval from me or someone in my chain-of-command. I don't care what they say or who they claim to be.

Yep. It's a problem when telecomm racks are in a large I.T. computer facility with a mix of other computers. One time I was working on an important project for a major police department, and needed to test connectivity to remote police stations. The router manager was an ah*le and refused to allow me the connectivity through his routers (I was the former router manager several guys before him and knew what I was doing). I and another guy on my team pulled the floor tiles, and pulled cables between our equipment and outgoing equipment, completely bypassing the highly-secured routers. We did our testing, then removed the cables, no one the wiser. Enough knowledge and you can get around security.

That router guy was later fired, and jailed, for refusing access needed by police brass and mayor's office. Too anal!