They forgot to include a supercomputer and patience just in case my disks
are encrypted. :)
regards,
Joseph.
On Fri, 7 Oct 2005, Kiggundu Mukasa wrote:
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/generic/0,295582,sid14_gci1131341,00.html
If the BIOS is not password protected, the attacker doesn't even need a
screwdriver. He or she can hack into a Windows- or Linux-based computer by
using only two items: a KNOPPIX CD and a USB key. KNOPPIX is a Linux
distribution that is available for free at knoppix.com and that can be burned
onto a single CD. The attacker can boot KNOPPIX from the CD and then copy
everything from the hard drive to the USB key. (If the BIOS has been set to
disallow booting from the CD drive, the attacker needs only one additional
item: a KNOPPIX boot floppy disk, which is available from the same site as
the KNOPPIX CD...)
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