Griffin, my question was prompted by your description of a computer with no connections at all; a system that would be pretty useless in my view. A computer that is more or less segregated from the Internet is a different thing. It is much easier to see how such a computer could be useful and worthwhile to lots of people.
-- Matt Johnson On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 9:57 AM, Griffin Boyce <[email protected]> wrote: > Matt Johnson wrote: >> You described never attaching USB or an external drive and not copying >> PDFs. > > That is mostly in play for computers which have internet access. > Typically, the malware deployed is very small and fetches another (more > advanced) exploit from an off-site server. If it can't retrieve this > file, it waits until it can. Keeping this computer unconnected disrupts > this flow. Having it all within a single PDF is problematic because of > size (~20ish mb PDF really stands out). > > I don't think it's a huge deal to have a spare computer that is more > or less segregated from the internet, but only you can decide whether > it's appropriate. > > ~Griffin > > -- > Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. > > PGP: 0xD9D4CADEE3B67E7AB2C05717E331FD29AE792C97 > OTR: [email protected] > -- Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at [email protected].
