Griffin, my question was prompted by your description of a computer
with no connections at all; a system that would be pretty useless in
my view. A computer that is more or less segregated from the Internet
is a different thing. It is much easier to see how such a computer
could be useful and worth
Matt Johnson wrote:
> You described never attaching USB or an external drive and not copying
> PDFs.
That is mostly in play for computers which have internet access.
Typically, the malware deployed is very small and fetches another (more
advanced) exploit from an off-site server. If it can't r
Griffin,
You described never attaching USB or an external drive and not copying
PDFs. Of course most other document types can include malware too.
What does that leave? Only plain text on a CD? That seems like a tough
life. Maybe it is necessary, but you really have to believe.
Maybe there are us
Matt Johnson wrote:
> Griffin suggested never connecting a USB stick, or external drive or
> copying PDFs to the air gap computer. I have asked how that air-gapped
> computer would be useful. Apparently the point is too subtle.
There are a few aspects to this that I'd like you to consider.
With
