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  1. Re:Great quesruin. US gvt standard since 1983 by raymorris · · Score: 1 · on Thunderbolt Vulnerabilities Leave Computers Wide-Open, Researchers Find (itnews.com.au)

    > OK, so how exactly do I plug a USB mass storage device into that port and get it working? Oh that's right, I can't.

    https://www.wd.com/products/ne...

    If your budget is under $50

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d...

    > isn't terribly relevant to the point I'm making.

    Your point seems to be that users do stuff things?
    That's true. And therefore we shouldn't tell them what's smart to do instead?

    The fact is, if you install new hardware into your PCIe bus, you are implicitly trusting that hardware. Do you disagree? Or is your point that users attach crap to their bus? And therefore ... what? Stop telling them that's risky?

  2. Re:WD did nothing! by Jake+Griffin · · Score: 2 · on Western Digital 'My Cloud' Devices Have a Hardcoded Backdoor (betanews.com)

    That was what I came here to point out. Their release notes even state that it resolves "critical security vulnerabilities" - https://community.wd.com/t/2-3...

  3. Re:"Hardcoded"? by Jake+Griffin · · Score: 1 · on Western Digital 'My Cloud' Devices Have a Hardcoded Backdoor (betanews.com)

    Their release notes even state that it resolves "critical security vulnerabilities" - https://community.wd.com/t/2-3...

  4. Re:Source for a case? by ChunderDownunder · · Score: 1 · on Raspberry Pi Gets Affordable, Power Efficient 314GB Hard Drive On Pi Day

    WD list a bunch of accessories.

  5. Nifty by b0bby · · Score: 4, Informative · on Raspberry Pi Gets Affordable, Power Efficient 314GB Hard Drive On Pi Day

    Ok, this isn't the best deal for TB/$, but it's not just a normal drive. I found the WD page:
    http://wdlabs.wd.com/products/...
    and it's a native USB drive, no SATA connectors. So that's pretty neat.

  6. Thumbs-up for Synology by BaldingByMicrosoft · · Score: 1 · on Ask Slashdot: Stepping Down From an Office Server To NAS-Only?

    Two success stories...

    The first was a small business with a dozen workstations wherein a Windows SBS was dismantled and retired. Everthing was migrated to a small Synology (currently running their DSM 4.x), OpenDNS and Google Apps. Works well.

    The second is a medium size business I'm working with that has multiple sites. They're using Windows primarily for authentication. But all storage needs are taken care of by Synology DS1512+:
    http://www.synology.com/products/product.php?product_name=DS1512%2B&lang=us
    with WD RE4 drives in RAID 5:
    http://wd.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=30
    at each site.

    Both companies are using either USB or eSATA portable drives to back up the NAS data nightly, which is managed by the Synology software. They really are solid and easy to manage.

    Some businesses may need more infrastructure for their business needs, and will need a Windows foundation if the software they want to use requires it. Or maybe Linux and other open-source solutions under the right circumstances. But a decent Internet pipe and a Synology box can provide most of the infrastructure needed for small businesses running workstation-based software.