Re: [Way OT] Workstation Security
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2002
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texte = Lock the case (think arc welder!), but first unplug the floppy drive cable from inside :)Did that on some Mac SE's and Mac II's where I worked years ago.Got a few calls from people whining about needing to get their disks out of the machine. Company policy was no from home disks were allowed after they got infected by a bad virus.DaleOn Monday, December 9, 2002, at 12:24 AM, Dan Strong wrote:> Also, is there really a way to prevent someone from taking over your > machine with a boot disk? > -Dan > > On Sun, 8 Dec 2002 20:11:36 > Dale-Lists
wrote: >> Dan, >> >> On Sunday, December 8, 2002, at 05:44 PM, Dan Strong wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >> >> [snip] >>> >>> I will obviously lock my office door when I'm gone, I've enabled >>> password-protection in BIOS to not allow the OS to boot without >>> authentication, >> >> Heads up: I guess you do not have any kind of auto-reboot tool on the >> server in case of a power-outage? Or a power-outage longer than the >> life of the batteries in your UPS? >> >> This one sounds dangerous to me. >> >>> Thanks in advance. >>> -Dan >> >> Dale ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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Lock the case (think arc welder!), but first unplug the floppy drive cable from inside :)Did that on some Mac SE's and Mac II's where I worked years ago.Got a few calls from people whining about needing to get their disks out of the machine. Company policy was no from home disks were allowed after they got infected by a bad virus.DaleOn Monday, December 9, 2002, at 12:24 AM, Dan Strong wrote:> Also, is there really a way to prevent someone from taking over your > machine with a boot disk? > -Dan > > On Sun, 8 Dec 2002 20:11:36 > Dale-Lists wrote: >> Dan, >> >> On Sunday, December 8, 2002, at 05:44 PM, Dan Strong wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >> >> [snip] >>> >>> I will obviously lock my office door when I'm gone, I've enabled >>> password-protection in BIOS to not allow the OS to boot without >>> authentication, >> >> Heads up: I guess you do not have any kind of auto-reboot tool on the >> server in case of a power-outage? Or a power-outage longer than the >> life of the batteries in your UPS? >> >> This one sounds dangerous to me. >> >>> Thanks in advance. >>> -Dan >> >> Dale ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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