[iyonix-support] Re: maplin/seagate usb hard drive

In message <7c3de65c4e.wlm@xxxxxxxxx>
          Willem Arends <wlm4p@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> In message <3f07625c4e.peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>           Peter Bell <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Not being able to take the backup medium offline does make it rather
> > vulnerable!
> 
> Could you be more precise about the possible security issues.
> I normally dismount the ADFS back-up drive after use (as I do with the
> CDFS, ShareFS and LanMan98) 

Dismounting does not prevent errant software from accessing the drive.
Also, the fact that the drive is still powered up and inside the machine
leaves it susceptible to heat, power perturbations etc.  

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Peter Bell - peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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