Cayman's 'Watch' is security threat.

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From: Nick Nei
Date: Tue, 14 May 1991 13:52

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What I dread has finally happened - our students have discovered
Cayman's Watch program and with glee watched user's login passwords
fly by on their screens while running Watch.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Mail:  Nick Nei, Computing Science Dept.,
       Glasgow Univ., 17 Lilybank Gardens,
       Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.  Tel: (041) 339 8855 x 5457
ARPA:  inei%uk.ac.glasgow.dcs@nsfnet-relay.ac.uk USENET: inei@cs.glasgow.uucp

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