[WEB4LIB] Re: help (addidas-net or sneaker-net)

[Andrew I. Mutch]

I think DeepFreeze has its place in protecting PCs. But it won't protect
against most of the potential mischief that can come from floppy use. This
includes:

* Viruses infecting PCs that then infect other users unless you reboot
between every user
* Hacker-wanna-be's using tools on floppies to compromise PC and network
security

We do allow floppy use but we also include anti-virus software and windows
policies to restrict that use and avoid some of the problems listed above.

Andrew Mutch
Library Systems Technician
Waterford Township Public Library
Waterford, MI




On Tue, 16 Jul 2002, Dan Lester wrote:

> Rather than punish the majority of good users who would use floppy
> drives as intended, why not put security software such as DeepFreeze
> on the computers?  That way you machines end up in mint condition
> after a reboot, no matter what anyone does via floppy or downloading.
> 
> dan
> 
> Monday, July 15, 2002, 8:02:10 AM, you wrote:
> 
> MLM> Yes. As a tech for a library cooperative, on numerous occasions I have
> MLM> seen floppy drives used to manipulate and hack into public workstations.
> MLM> This is why I recommend using floppy drive locks on any public exposed
> MLM> system.
> 
> 
> 
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