They're probably Windows 2K or XP an I've used encryption.. it's based on the users login and works quite well for once.. files transfered to another machine or access by a different account is useless..
thanks, George Vieira Systems Manager Citadel Computer Systems P/L http://www.citadelcomputer.com.au -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 16 2002 2:52 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SLUG] Hardware Theft > Take a look at http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/23664.html - OK, it's > the UK, but makes you wonder how many of OUR Government computers have suffered > the same fate ? > > I know of one machine that was taken, the theif reaching in through an OPEN > WINDOW, from Mascot Police Station, that contained a database of known > criminals (and I *don't* mean Windows users !!) in the area. > > Hey, YOU voted for them !!! The Federal Liberal is just as bad...... I heard on the radio this morning that over 500 laptops went missing from the ATO, the Defense Dept, Health and and DFAT. No one knows what was on the disks or if it is readable. Darryl Williams (AG) said that the laptops had a "password encryption" feature. I guess it was probably the windoze user passwd.... rachel --------------------------------------------- This message was sent using Endymion MailMan. http://www.endymion.com/products/mailman/ -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
