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In article <16987@umd5.umd.edu> matthews@oberon.umd.edu (Mike Matthews) writes:
>In article <1992Nov12.142251.9131@hubcap.clemson.edu> stehman%citron.cs.clemson.edu@hubcap.clemson.edu writes:
>>Would you like to require people to read c.s.m for a couple of months before
>>they're allowed to purchase a computer?
>
>There is a *BIG* *DIFFERENCE* between buying a computer and running a Unix
>system, especially one that's got classified information on it (at least,
>stuff that the public should NOT see).  Imagine a convicted killer going free
>because his file's been tampered with.
>
>And IF someone is running those systems, they had damn well BETTER know how
>to make the systems secure.  There should be *NO* passwords that are easily
>guessable (ideally), but *DEFINITELY* not the root one.
>
>>Jeff Stehman			Systems Staff, G-18A Jordan
>>stehman@cs.clemson.edu		Dept. of Computer Science
>>(803)656-2639			Clemson University
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>Mike Matthews, matthews@oberon.umd.edu (NeXTmail accepted)
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>Whenever you find that you are on the side of the majority, it is time
>to reform.
>		-- Mark Twain

A little note:  Because of the foibles in UNIX security, you would be a
*FOOL* to connect up a computer with your business's vital records or
trade secrets to the internet directly.  The best way to protect
sensitive data is to have the computer not connected to any network,
or to hide it behind at least two firewalls, one specially created to
block all incoming stuff, except for mail and news.  (Even that is
not secure...  Remember the debug mode in SendMail a couple of years
back...  The worms crawled in, the worms crawled out :-)

I am not a security expert, but if you are so horribly worried about
some data, keep it on a seperate computer safely locked up with Medeco
locks on the door, and good metal doors.  Internet connections can be
given to another computer for receiving mail, etc.

Here is another item:  If the data is vital, back it up, and store
the data and the backups on removable media.  Then, when you leave,
store the original in a safe that is bolted down, and store the backups
in a secure area, like a safety deposit box at your local bank.  This
method will secure from basically everything but scavenging for
palempsits (spelling?), or putting the operator under duress.

Any other ideas?

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