Security question (sort of)

From: Jason Willgruber <roblwill_at_usaor.net>
Date: Fri Mar 19 17:19:39 1999

I already have power-up passwords, but that doesn't help when the person is
hacking in through the Internet after the computer is booted.

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                 -Jason Willgruber
               (roblwill_at_usaor.net)
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-----Original Message-----
From: SUPRDAVE_at_aol.com <SUPRDAVE_at_aol.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Thursday, March 18, 1999 8:41 PM
Subject: Re: Security question (sort of)
>In a message dated 3/18/99 10:39:42 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
>roblwill_at_usaor.net writes:
>
>> My computer was recently hacked into, and a bunch of the software, and
some
>>  of the hardware was messed up (I know who did it - no one on this list -
>>  someone from my school).
>>
>>  What would be the best thing to do here (other than physically damage
the
>>  person/and/or their computer)?  Is there any security programs for
Windoze
>>  '95 that can be downloaded?
>
>uh, how about a power-on passwoid?
>I know some IBM machines have an unattended startup mode that locks the
>keyboard and mouse within the os until the passwoid is typed in. What about
>hardware locks? seems to be a simple and obvious answer to your problem.
>
>
>  supr 'revenge is a delicious dish best served cold' dave
>

Received on Fri Mar 19 1999 - 17:19:39 GMT