Physical security of the machine is as important as the security of the passwords, OS, network, etc., probably more so.
Keystroke interception devices are just one possibility. Someone suggested using a mouse instead of a keyboard to cut and paste letters into the password field, but a mouse co-ordinate and click interceptor could be created as well. (Although having the letters move randomly about the selection pallate would add complexity to the task...)
I wonder if it is possible to affordably construct a small machine such that attempts to tamper with it would either trigger a self-destruct cycle, destroy the machine in the attempt, or at least make the attempt obvious. In other words, reduce the size of the object that provides the requisite level of physical security from being say, building-sized, to create a self-contained, tamper-proof, emission-proof enclosure roughly PC-sized.
Perhaps a wealthy, socially-conscious drug-dealer, child-pornographer, or venture-capitalist would be interested in funding research and development for such a project?
A question I have: I forget the name of it, but they (feds/spooks) can receive and analyze the electro-magnetic emissions radiating from a regular CRT-based monitor to so as to read the screen from a remote location. It is possible to surround the monitor with lead or some other material to absorb those emissions and make that type of interception difficult/impossible. What about the new LCD monitors and displays -- do those produce emissions that can be monitored?
I don't have a SuperSoaker, but I do have this thing that is like a humongous syringe (w/o needle of course) and a pistol grip on the end of the plunger. The whole thing is about 3 ft. long when empty, ~ 6 ft. long loaded full. No batteries, easy to fill -- just stick the business end in a bucket, full sink, swimming pool, river, etc. and draw back on the plunger handle...
They were originally designed to pump the bilge water out of canoes and kyacks, but they pump a *fat* stream of H20 when used in reverse, baby!
I use mine to hunt/snipe the large racoon population that inhabit my apt complex.
My uncle gave me mine as a gift, but I think you can find them through outfitters that specialize in whitewater rafting, canoeing, etc.
And don't forget those 3-man-crew water-balloon slingshots -- 250 foot range!
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Physical security of the machine is as important as the security of the passwords, OS, network, etc., probably more so.
Keystroke interception devices are just one possibility. Someone suggested using a mouse instead of a keyboard to cut and paste letters into the password field, but a mouse co-ordinate and click interceptor could be created as well. (Although having the letters move randomly about the selection pallate would add complexity to the task...)
I wonder if it is possible to affordably construct a small machine such that attempts to tamper with it would either trigger a self-destruct cycle, destroy the machine in the attempt, or at least make the attempt obvious. In other words, reduce the size of the object that provides the requisite level of physical security from being say, building-sized, to create a self-contained, tamper-proof, emission-proof enclosure roughly PC-sized.
Perhaps a wealthy, socially-conscious drug-dealer, child-pornographer, or venture-capitalist would be interested in funding research and development for such a project?
A question I have: I forget the name of it, but they (feds/spooks) can receive and analyze the electro-magnetic emissions radiating from a regular CRT-based monitor to so as to read the screen from a remote location. It is possible to surround the monitor with lead or some other material to absorb those emissions and make that type of interception difficult/impossible. What about the new LCD monitors and displays -- do those produce emissions that can be monitored?
I don't have a SuperSoaker, but I do have this thing that is like a humongous syringe (w/o needle of course) and a pistol grip on the end of the plunger. The whole thing is about 3 ft. long when empty, ~ 6 ft. long loaded full. No batteries, easy to fill -- just stick the business end in a bucket, full sink, swimming pool, river, etc. and draw back on the plunger handle...
They were originally designed to pump the bilge water out of canoes and kyacks, but they pump a *fat* stream of H20 when used in reverse, baby!
I use mine to hunt/snipe the large racoon population that inhabit my apt complex.
My uncle gave me mine as a gift, but I think you can find them through outfitters that specialize in whitewater rafting, canoeing, etc.
And don't forget those 3-man-crew water-balloon slingshots -- 250 foot range!
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