Re: The mother of all XP holes?, part II

From: Ken Wickes [MS] (kenwic@online.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/15/03 

From: "Ken Wickes [MS]" <kenwic@online.microsoft.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 16:43:56 -0800

If a hacker has physical access to a machine then the data can be accessed
and no software can stand in the way. Encrypting files is probably the best
bet for protecting data at this point. 

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> Re  : The mother of all XP holes?, part II
> Date: Feb 14 2003 18:51:39
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> For what it's worth, I personally would imagine spyware is a worse
> security hole for most people (when compared with the win2k recovery
> console gotcha mentioned below).  Imho really ugly browser security
> holes can also be worse for most people...and which vendor doesn't
> have those?  In the twinkling of an eye, browser & spyware security
> holes could conceivably cause your prize data to be transferred across
> the globe.
>
> To be brutal, most people don't have enough patience/knowledge to make
> their systems really secure.  It can easily be argued that Microsoft
> (& others) provide the tools/foundational stuff, but it's up to the
> users to use those products in a way that makes them feel safe.
>
> I hope the following is obvious: Paying $100 or $200 for an OS doesn't
> buy you fort knox for your personal data, and assuredly Microsoft,
> Apple, and others never said it did.  The best implemented, most
> secure systems seem to never be truly 100% secure (new approaches are
> always being thought up to get at data, and it always seems something
> gets missed - which is part of the fun of building a secure system).
>
> > www.extremetech.com has a reference to a 'non-hack' which allows
> > anyone access to the administrative account in XP.  Gotta love holes
> > like that, especially given microsoft's supposed security focus.  If
> > you configure your machines just right (as mine are), your data would
> > still be safe & secure.
> >
> > Sun used to have some juicy back-door entrances too (for real).
>
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