RE: OT: DeepFreeze
- From: "Geldrop, Paul van" <paul.van.geldrop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 15:13:11 +0100
An interesting principle, and one I have heard before.
To ease administration of machines, I can imagine this saves a lot of work.
From a security point of view, however, I'd rather add updates to the frozen
build to ensure the build itself is up-to-date. Though the restoration might
remove any unwanted code, any code that'd alter the build or affect the Deep
Freeze software would rather spoil all the fun.
More thoughts on this when I have more time.
Regards,
Paul.
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Van: Ball, Dan [mailto:DBall@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Verzonden: vr 13-1-2006 15:11
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Onderwerp: [isalist] OT: DeepFreeze
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A bit off-topic, but most people on this list are very security
conscience, so thought you guys could give a good input.
A lot of the school districts are using a program call Deep Freeze. For
those of you unfamiliar with it, it basically "freezes" a copy of
Windows in whatever state it is in when frozen. Then, when the computer
is rebooted, it restores everything to its frozen state, wiping out
everything changed since last boot.
The part that bothers me is that these schools are under the impression
that they have no need for updates or virus scanning programs because
the computer will be restored when rebooted anyways.
What is your take on this? In "some" ways, they have a valid point...
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