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Posted by Notan on January 21, 2006, 3:10 pm
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> myahact@yahoo.ca wrote in news:1137869689.171283.136540
> @o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com:
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> > Hello,
> >
> > Suppose I leave my laptop at work for the weekend, couldn't someone
> > unscrew the hard-disk panel, remove the hard-disk, plug into it some
> > gizmo and copy all my data?
>
> Yes (for most brands - a few have encryption interlocks tied to the BIOS)
>
> > If so, would that leave a physical trace
> > like a broken seal or something, or perhaps a system log entry where
> > the date and time would be written?
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> Probably not.
>
> Regards,
>
> PS Although it's far better practice to take the damned thing with you
> (physical security through continuous control and custody is the bedrock)
> you could use numbered tamper-indicating seals yourself to make it more
> difficult to open the case undetected.
>
> Be aware thouigh that this will not stop the truly skilled or determined.
> The group at LANL has done extensive studies on such matters and almost all
> seals can be defeated fairly easily - even expensive sophisticated ones.
>
> PPS Any laptop **should** use full OTFE HD encryption if it contains
> anything beyond the most unimportant and trivial.
When you say , "... almost all seals can be defeated fairly easily,"
are you referring to hard drive passwords?
If so, care to share some references?
Thanks!
Notan
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