Re: Securing Data on a Notebook
- From: "Doug Knox - [MS-MVP]" <dknoxNO@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:20:37 -0400
Tell him to never leave the laptop "unlocked" when he's away from it. The built-in Administrator account should not be used for day to day purposes. He should create another Limited user account and use that for his daily stuff, reserving the Administrator account for software installations and emergencies. As long as he has a strong password on both accounts, and only uses the limited user account, this limits what malicious software can do to the system. It won't stop everything, but its a start. He should also run a good, reputable anti-virus/malware package and keep it up to date.
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"allanc" <allan.for.g.groups@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1ba426cd-0dfe-40b3-9020-3c4308590bd3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thank you for your input.
He is also concerned about someone else installing keylogger software.
Do you have any suggestions in this regard?
On Mar 30, 7:31 pm, "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nosp...@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
From: "allanc" <allan.for.g.gro...@xxxxxxxxx>
| One of my clients has some very sensitive data on his notebook which
| is running XP PRO sp2.
| He has used a strong Administrator's password and has disabled the
| Guest account.
| He does not plan to access the Internet or use Email.
| Basically, the notebook is for Word and Excel.
|
| Can files be copied in DOS or SAFE mode?
| Can Spyware programs be installed?
|
| TIA.
It is a notebook. That denotes portability therefore physical security is an important
aspect such as the possibility of theft.
If the client uses it in such a portable mode then data encryption of all sensitive files
may be in order. If a person with nefarious intent obtains the notebook, the files are at
risk.
You also stated "He does not plan to access the Internet or use Email." That could change
and again the data will be placed at risk.
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