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Re: [SLE] laptop security -- physical security
- From: "Bryan J. Smith" <b.j.smith@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 20:33:55 -0400
- Message-id: <1150504436.6698.243.camel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
On Fri, 2006-06-16 at 23:55 +0200, Jerry Westrick wrote:
> Nuclear Power plants running on Microsoft Windows platform?
No. But they are on the same physical network as Windows systems that
are blabbing all over the place. Or they are being remotely
administered by them.
> Gives a whole new meaning to "Blue Screen of Death"!
> Damn, that is scary!
Some monitoring systems may be Windows-based, or older UNIX-based, or
even OS/2-based! They are on a private network for a reason.
Sneaker-net is the _only_ way to administer them.
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Bryan J. Smith Professional, technical annoyance
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> Nuclear Power plants running on Microsoft Windows platform?
No. But they are on the same physical network as Windows systems that
are blabbing all over the place. Or they are being remotely
administered by them.
> Gives a whole new meaning to "Blue Screen of Death"!
> Damn, that is scary!
Some monitoring systems may be Windows-based, or older UNIX-based, or
even OS/2-based! They are on a private network for a reason.
Sneaker-net is the _only_ way to administer them.
--
Bryan J. Smith Professional, technical annoyance
mailto:b.j.smith@xxxxxxxx http://thebs413.blogspot.com
----------------------------------------------------------
The existence of Linux has far more to do with the breakup
of AT&T's monopoly than anything Microsoft has ever done.
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