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Why administrative passwords will never be like nuclear missile launchers: During the past few months many people have lamented that Windows lacks a nuclear missile style control option for administrator passwords. Surely you've read about or seen photographs of missile silos where two operators, separated by a distance greater Read More...
Posted 21 November 06 02:16 by Steve Riley | 11 Comments
Filed under authentication, security policies, risk mitigation, passwords, security science, Active Directory, physical security
Domain controller security: it starts at layer zero: Recently I seem to have had the same conversation over and over again, in places as far apart as Jakarta, Winnipeg, and Berlin. The question is usually worded like this: "What happens if someone steals one of my domain controllers?" There is, essentially, Read More...
Posted 10 March 06 01:15 by Steve Riley | 8 Comments
Filed under security policies, risk mitigation, Active Directory, physical security
New column -- The case of the stolen laptop: Seems like once a week I hear from someone worried about stolen laptops -- or, worse, just joined the ranks of laptop theft victimhood. The best way to stay out of that club is to keep the thing with you at all times, or leave it in your hotel room when Read More...
Posted 10 February 05 10:12 by Steve Riley | 2 Comments
Filed under security policies, risk mitigation, threats, protection, physical security, things that make me worried