Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1999 16:29:02 -0500 From: Drew Baxter <netmonger@genesis.ispace.com> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: physical security (was Re: New boot blocks for serial console ... ) Message-ID: <4.1.19990104162836.00a717f0@genesis.ispace.com> In-Reply-To: <199901042117.NAA00525@dingo.cdrom.com> References: <Your message of "Mon, 04 Jan 1999 22:11:26 %2B0100." <15919.915484286@critter.freebsd.dk>
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At 01:17 PM 1/4/99 -0800, Mike Smith wrote: > >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). I'd be interested where you came up with this one.. and I'm also wondering if I should be worried.. --- Drew "Droobie" Baxter Network Admin/Professional Computer Nerd(TM) OneEX: The OneNetwork Exchange, Bangor Maine USA http://www.droo.orland.me.us PGP ID: 409A1F7D To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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