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RE: Protect folder data.
From: "Spencer D'oro" <sbdoro () attbi com>
Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2002 14:08:14 -0800
Or better yet, a removable flash memory stick of some kind. Truly removable, much more reliable than a floppy (and faster) and the size difference is remarkable. Some of the new ones can hold quite a bit of data. If you want to be completely safe, store your data there encrypted, and that way keep it off the rig. They can't crack it if they can't find it. Spencer -----Original Message----- From: rjc () caley org uk [mailto:rjc () caley org uk]On Behalf Of Richard Caley Sent: Friday, November 29, 2002 10:05 AM To: Tony - CIA;CISA;CDP;CPA;MBA Cc: SECURITY-BASICS () securityfocus com Subject: Re: Protect folder data. In article <F5B0vIrk3jQDz4WolWa00009198 () hotmail com>, tony572000 (t) writes: t> I have some highly confidential data that I frequently access on in a t> folder that is on my desktop computer (ie win2k). I want to make sure t> no one but me will able to see this data. Unless I have missed it, no one seems to have mentioned the possibility of putting the data on a removable medium and locking it away securely when not in use. Of course, someone could set the computer to intercept the data when accessed, but the same would be true for encryption, and I certainly trust a good sturdy locked box more than any encrypted filesystem. You could do both of course, encrypted filesystem on a removable drive. If the data really _is_ highly confidential, rather than that being rhetoric, then better still to dedicate a machine to it (say buy a cheap laptop just for this data) and lock the whole damn thing away so no one but you touches it. If necessary, import and export data (very carefully) on floppys. Make sure you dispose of the floppys with extreme prejudice. -- Mail me as MYFIRSTNAME () MYLASTNAME org uk _O_ |< --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.422 / Virus Database: 237 - Release Date: 11/20/2002 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.422 / Virus Database: 237 - Release Date: 11/20/2002
Current thread:
- RE: Protect folder data. Spencer D'oro (Dec 02)
- Re: Protect folder data. Byrne Ghavalas (Dec 03)
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- Re: Protect folder data. Meritt James (Dec 02)