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to: Richard B.
from: Glenn Meadows
date: 2004-12-17 09:41:02
subject: Re: Laptop Security

From: "Glenn Meadows" 

Passwords on the cases.....that's effective.....

Back on the Qwest for a second....I use the QControl website so
infrequently, that my PW expires before I get back on the site, and am
constantly having to change it, and it keeps track of what you've used, and
won't let you use the same, or a simple derivative of it, so it's running
battle to do one I can remember.  .

--
Glenn M.


"Richard B."  wrote in message
news:s0v5s0hp41ltdtu7lm8b1q9etd0ak49fmk{at}4ax.com...
> On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 10:04:46 -0500, "Frank Haber"
>  wrote:
>
> >Don't forget hardware security.  The chips in Thinkpads are pretty good -
you
> >apparently have to swap out the motherboard if you forget the pw, and
access
> >can also sniff a lock in the HD's firmware.  They even have a fingerprint
> >reader for $400 extra.  Not a tablet, though.
>
>
> IBM doesn't offer a tablet AFAIK, at least the last time I checked.
> Probably should look more into this, my remote office guys had
> passwords affixed to the machine cases.  Unbelievable.
>
> - Richard

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