[Web4lib] Disable USB drives on public computers

[David King]

I should have been more specific. Yes, I know what Deepfreeze does. The
two other things that need to be done?

1. Set your bios correctly (so USB isn't bootable)
2. Make sure your network is locked down to the outside world

And in essense, Deepfreeze DOES prevent the user from making PERMANENT
changes, since the PC is set back to it's original state at reboot.
Isn't that prevention?

David

-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org
[mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Harman
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 11:10 AM
To: web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Disable USB drives on public computers

Deepfreeze won't stop me from hacking into your computer by rebooting
into my OS in my USB drive. It will just not save changes, usless I have
hacked it so well I have removed Deepfreeze.

Deepfreeze is designed to put the computer back to your
original/preferred state at reboot. Not prevent the user from making
changes.

Liz Harman
Internet Specialist
Jefferson-Madison Regional Library

David King wrote:
> That's what Deepfreeze is for.
> 
> David
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org
> [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Drew, Bill
> Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 2:26 PM
> To: Thomas Dowling; web4lib at webjunction.org
> Subject: RE: [Web4lib] Disable USB drives on public computers
> 
> Or I might want to reboot your computer from my USB drive with my own 
> operating system so I could hack into your computer.
> 
> Wilfred (Bill) Drew
> E-mail: mailto:drewwe at morrisville.edu
> AOL Instant Messenger:BillDrew4
> "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary 
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." (Benjamin Franklin)

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