Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1999 13:17:15 -0800 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: physical security (was Re: New boot blocks for serial console ... ) Message-ID: <199901042117.NAA00525@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 04 Jan 1999 22:11:26 %2B0100." <15919.915484286@critter.freebsd.dk>
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moved to -chat... > >So killing the power would destroy the computer. That is one helluva > >denial of service attack. Screw nestea2 and the script kiddies, all I need > >is a pair of bolt cutters. > > Well, to some people that is better than them getting access to > the data. Usually though, you'll also need a very large crane to > lift the thing and the concrete foundation it is bolted onto to > get to the wires... Crap. Go out into the street and cut them there. Use thermite on the junction box. Bribe a local supply company technician to arrange an "outage". Bulldoze through the corner of the building and push the entire thing into the back of a dump truck (this is how you steal an ATM). -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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