[Gllug] It is not Microsoft

[John Edwards]

On Fri, Jan 09, 2009 at 01:05:04PM +0000, Bernard Peek wrote:
<snip> 
> You and I know that there is no risk in running Linux from a live CD.
<snip> 

Having setup Windows and Linux machines for use in public space, I
think there *are* some serious risks in allowing people to boot off
their own CDROMs.

These include the ability to access the hard drive to install
malware or reseting the Windows Administrator password, or gain
unrestricted access to the local network.

To secure these machines the IT team should have already set a BIOS
password and then disabled boot from network or any removable media.
If they haven't then sooner or later the council staff passwords are
going to be sniffed.


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