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RE: Protect folder data.
From: Mike Dresser <mdresser () windsormachine com>
Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2002 14:15:10 -0500 (EST)
On Wed, 27 Nov 2002, Rick Darsey wrote:
Any software that he may use to lock the files can be broken by a person with enough knowledge. I hardly think that a local sys admin will have access to the brute force type that the FBI used. There is no completely secure method of protecting data short of disconnecting the system from any outside access, and keeping the workstation with you at ALL times.
Indeed. If the person is desperate enough, they can even stick a keylogger on your keyboard and get your passwords that way when you open the file. Mike
Current thread:
- Re: Protect folder data., (continued)
- Re: Protect folder data. Bob Smith (Nov 25)
- Re: Protect folder data. Richard Caley (Nov 29)
- Re: Protect folder data. j m (Nov 22)
- Re: Protect folder data. ktyler (Nov 22)
- RE: Protect folder data. webbi (Nov 25)
- RE: Protect folder data. Beon Smal (Nov 25)
- RE: Protect folder data. Chris Berry (Nov 26)
- RE: Protect folder data. Margles Singleton (Nov 26)
- RE: Protect folder data. Nero, Nick (Nov 26)
- RE: Protect folder data. Rick Darsey (Nov 28)
- RE: Protect folder data. Mike Dresser (Nov 29)
- RE: Protect folder data. Steve Velazquez (Nov 28)
- RE: Protect folder data. Rick Darsey (Nov 28)
- Re: Protect folder data. Andreas Falck (Nov 27)
- RE: Protect folder data. Maenard_martinez (Nov 27)
- RE: Protect folder data. Bent.Mathiesen (Nov 27)
- Re[2]: Protect folder data. mutante (Nov 28)
- Re: Re[2]: Protect folder data. Thomas Sjögren (Nov 28)
- Re[2]: Protect folder data. mutante (Nov 28)
- RE: Protect folder data. Matthew Wagenknecht (Nov 28)