RE: [SLUG] Hardware Theft
hey George, Send me a file, Word or something, encrypted this way - I want to see how good the protection is, and how long it takes me to crack it (my record for a WORD document with a 7 character mixed case and alpha/numeric password is... 3.5 DAYS... Hell, it's a Windoze program.:-) Jon >They're probably Windows 2K or XP an I've used encryption.. it's based on >the users login and works quite well for once.. files transfered to another >machine or access by a different account is useless.. > >thanks, >George Vieira >Systems Manager >Citadel Computer Systems P/L >http://www.citadelcomputer.com.au > > >-Original Message- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Wednesday, January 16 2002 2:52 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [SLUG] Hardware Theft > > > > Take a look at http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/23664.html - OK, >it's > > the UK, but makes you wonder how many of OUR Government computers have >suffered > > the same fate ? > > > > I know of one machine that was taken, the theif reaching in through an >OPEN > > WINDOW, from Mascot Police Station, that contained a database of known > > criminals (and I *don't* mean Windows users !!) in the area. > > > > Hey, YOU voted for them !!! > >The Federal Liberal is just as bad.. > >I heard on the radio this morning that over 500 laptops >went missing from the ATO, the Defense Dept, Health >and and DFAT. > >No one knows what was on the disks or if it is readable. >Darryl Williams (AG) said that the laptops had a >"password encryption" feature. I guess it was probably >the windoze user passwd > > > >rachel > >- >This message was sent using Endymion MailMan. >http://www.endymion.com/products/mailman/ > > >-- >SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ >More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug >-- >SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ >More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Hardware Theft
On Wed, 16 Jan 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Take a look at http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/23664.html - OK, it's > the UK, but makes you wonder how many of OUR Government computers have suffered > the same fate ? According to recent reports, almost 1500 stolen in the last year. That's quite a chunk of change. DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
RE: [SLUG] Hardware Theft
They're probably Windows 2K or XP an I've used encryption.. it's based on the users login and works quite well for once.. files transfered to another machine or access by a different account is useless.. thanks, George Vieira Systems Manager Citadel Computer Systems P/L http://www.citadelcomputer.com.au -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 16 2002 2:52 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SLUG] Hardware Theft > Take a look at http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/23664.html - OK, it's > the UK, but makes you wonder how many of OUR Government computers have suffered > the same fate ? > > I know of one machine that was taken, the theif reaching in through an OPEN > WINDOW, from Mascot Police Station, that contained a database of known > criminals (and I *don't* mean Windows users !!) in the area. > > Hey, YOU voted for them !!! The Federal Liberal is just as bad.. I heard on the radio this morning that over 500 laptops went missing from the ATO, the Defense Dept, Health and and DFAT. No one knows what was on the disks or if it is readable. Darryl Williams (AG) said that the laptops had a "password encryption" feature. I guess it was probably the windoze user passwd rachel - This message was sent using Endymion MailMan. http://www.endymion.com/products/mailman/ -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Hardware Theft
> Take a look at http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/23664.html - OK, it's > the UK, but makes you wonder how many of OUR Government computers have suffered > the same fate ? > > I know of one machine that was taken, the theif reaching in through an OPEN > WINDOW, from Mascot Police Station, that contained a database of known > criminals (and I *don't* mean Windows users !!) in the area. > > Hey, YOU voted for them !!! The Federal Liberal is just as bad.. I heard on the radio this morning that over 500 laptops went missing from the ATO, the Defense Dept, Health and and DFAT. No one knows what was on the disks or if it is readable. Darryl Williams (AG) said that the laptops had a "password encryption" feature. I guess it was probably the windoze user passwd rachel - This message was sent using Endymion MailMan. http://www.endymion.com/products/mailman/ -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
[SLUG] Hardware Theft
Take a look at http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/23664.html - OK, it's the UK, but makes you wonder how many of OUR Government computers have suffered the same fate ? I know of one machine that was taken, the theif reaching in through an OPEN WINDOW, from Mascot Police Station, that contained a database of known criminals (and I *don't* mean Windows users !!) in the area. Hey, YOU voted for them !!! -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
