[cryptome] Re: airgepped computer?--not for long maybe.
- From: Libertas <libertas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: cryptome@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 12:02:08 -0500
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On 12/04/2014 11:18 AM, Andrew Hornback wrote:
> In an environment that requires an air-gap level of security and
> scrutiny, to allow removable media (especially USB drives)
> unfettered borderlines on the infinitely stupid.
It's not about allowing unfettered access, it's about using a USB on
the machine for any reason at any point. Its firmware could have been
infected in many ways, as it's likely been attached to another machine
which was networked. This is especially true considering that many
cheap laptops don't have CD drives these days, and that USBs are
commonly used as install drives.
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