RE: how to PHYSICALLY disable computers from any networking

["Ramki B Ramakrishnan" <bramkie () gmail com>]

As an afterthought should'nt she be calling the cops


-----Original Message-----
From: Ramki B Ramakrishnan [mailto:bramkie () gmail com] 
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 9:13 PM
To: 'security-basics () securityfocus com'
Cc: 'Jon Gucinski'
Subject: RE: how to PHYSICALLY disable computers from any networking

I am with Jon on this, also sounds too fictitious to be true.

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Ramki B. Ramakrishnan
Security Enthusiast
GIAC:GSEC, CvA

-----Original Message-----
From: listbounce () securityfocus com [mailto:listbounce () securityfocus com] On
Behalf Of Jon Gucinski
Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 10:20 PM
To: security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: Re: how to PHYSICALLY disable computers from any networking

I can't help but to think that a.) we're missing some information and
a lot of back story here, or b.) this is a fiction writer looking to
vet story ideas against pros.  Then again, I'm a cynic by nature.
It's what I get paid for. This is Hollywood stuff, not real world.

Frankly, I don't buy it.  The pieces just don't even come close to
adding up without the supposed attacker having repeated physical
access or continued and detailed surveillance.

-Jon


On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 11:21 AM, Douglas C. Duckworth
<stlpcsecurity () gmail com> wrote:
> Jeff MacDonald wrote:
> > On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 04:04:54PM -0700, Cricket's Courage wrote:
> >
> > > HOW can she totally PHYSICALLY disable internet (networking)
> > > capabability from her computer and future computers?
> >
> > Unplug the computer from all of the grids... network and electric. That
is
> > the *only* way to be 100% secure.
> >
> >
> > > HELP?????
> > >
> > > Cricket
>
> 1. Cancel Internet Service
> 2. Desolder the onboard NIC and remove any wireless cards
> 3. Install home security cameras
> 4. Full Disk Encryption with Truecrypt and a 25 character passphrase
> 5. ???
> 6. Profit!
> Or skip all of these and simply install an OpenBSD firewall and move her
to
> Linux.