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To: R. Jaynes who wrote (12550)2/24/1999 12:47:00 PM
From: R. Jaynes  Read Replies (1) of 26039
 
All,

Now that I have read the previous article more closely a couple of quotes -

"But we easily defeated these entire security setups by booting from a DOS floppy disk. If your PC's BIOS settings allow a floppy boot (and most do by default), your system is vulnerable to intrusion. (Outsiders can access files from the DOS prompt, but they can't get into Windows. A sophisticated intruder, however, could log on to the network via DOS.)"

This sounds ridiculous. How could CPQ/IDT allow such a simple bypass of their security???

and this is more reassuring -

"Microsoft is also getting into the act. The company is creating software to enable developers to write smart card applications; and Windows 2000 will support smart cards. When heavyweights like Microsoft decide that something as dull sounding as PC security merits their attention, it's probably worth your time, too."

Rick
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