Re: Securing Data on a Notebook
- From: "C.Joseph S. Drayton" <csdcs@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 02 Apr 2008 15:08:43 GMT
allanc wrote:
Interesting. Thank you.
Is it not possible to 'reset' the BIOS so that the password is
deleted?
On Mar 31, 1:55 pm, "C.Joseph S. Drayton" <cs...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
allanc wrote:
Which program do you recommend to lock out usage of the CD andon >it?
diskette?
But couldn't someone still boot from the CD as it has its own O/S
TIA.
On Mar 30, 11:13 pm, "C.Joseph S. Drayton" <cs...@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote: >> allanc wrote:
the >> >Guest account.One of my clients has some very sensitive data on his notebookwhich >is running XP PRO sp2.
He has used a strong Administrator's password and has disabled
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.
boot >> from floppy (assuming it has one) or CD. If he doesn't,First of all, your friend would need to disable the ability to
then a >>person could put in a boot disk that will reset the
WindowsNT >>(including WindowsXP) administrator password. Note
the boot disk >>is freeware and the ISO for it can be downloaded
from the Internet.
requires >>a password before either type of drive can be used.Second, he would need to run a lock program from within Windows
that locks out access to the floppy and CD. The one I use
that >>allow for file access in real-time rather thanNext he needs to use a good encryption system TrueCrypt is my
current favorite. with it you can create encrypted containers
decrypt/use/encrypt.
at >>a separate encrypted container. He should be extremelyLastly, if he uses things like a pagefile, temp files (note that
quite a few document prrocessing programs automatically use temp
files), or caches or clipboard enhancer. they should be pointed
careful >>about the pagefile when were with confidential data . .
. you be >>surprised at what can be extracted from a pagefile
these days.
--
Sincerely,
C.Joseph Drayton, Ph.D. AS&T
CSD Computer Services
Web site:http://csdcs.tlerma.com/
E-mail: cs...@xxxxxxxxxx
Hi Allan,
I use the freeware programs USBlocker & CDLocker by Stephen
Morgan. I have compressed and encrypted the 2 executables using
KaKa EXELock so that a password must be entered before the
executable will run.
As to using a bootable CD, if booting from the CD is disable in the
BIOS, then as far as the system is concerned when it tries to boot
it ignores whatever is in the CD drive. That is why I mentioned
disabling both CD and floppy at the BIOS level. On my machine, I
have it disable and set the first boot device as the primary hard
disk. If I were to pull the hard disk, it still wouldn't try to
boot from the CD.
--
Sincerely,
C.Joseph Drayton, Ph.D. AS&T
CSD Computer Services
Web site:http://csdcs.tlerma.com/
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On a laptop for the most part no. There are a few older laptops that
you could build a serial port dongle for that would clear the BIOS. In
newer laptops thats not possible.
As to pulling the CMOS battery, the BIOS setting are stored on FlashRAM
so are not effected by pulling the CMOS battery. Some of the newer
business desktops have begun using FlashRAM for the BIOS settings for
just that reason.
--
Sincerely,
C.Joseph Drayton, Ph.D. AS&T
CSD Computer Services
Web site: http://csdcs.tlerma.com/
E-mail: csdcs@xxxxxxxxxx
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