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Building Secure Computers?

Posted by Cliff on from the even-keyboard-adccess-won't-make-it-easy dept.

maotx asks: "Growing into the job of a system administrator, I've been tasked with something I'm not quite prepared for: purchase or build a computer that meets DoD compliance for classified 'Secret' information. Several vendors, including Dell our primary supplier, offers computers that will work, but being new to the criteria I want to make sure the right computer is purchased. The computer will be used to create secure CAD drawings (Solidworks, OrCAD, etc) and must have, from what I can tell, a removable hard drive and security stickers to prevent tampering. What is you're experience in setting up a secure computer and is it better to have a vendor do it, or yourself?"

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  1. How Ironic... by rpj1288 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I click on "read more" and what do I see? "Nothing to see here, move along." Nice.

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  2. I could tell you by SEWilco · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Prepare for "I could tell you, but..." comments.

  3. Re:I heard that... by maotx · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    And that is why I am a sysadmin and not an English teacher. That and I didn't proofread. I submitted the question with two other articles and didn't expect any of them to go through. Besides, it's Slashdot, not my grammar/spelling teacher. My documents by far show a much higher level of thought and education.

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