Comments on: Easily steal the information from a computer http://www.fosterinstitute.com/blog/steal-information/ Thu, 19 Aug 2010 03:41:21 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mike Foster http://www.fosterinstitute.com/blog/steal-information/#comment-13738 Mike Foster Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:56:18 +0000 http://www.fosterinstitute.com/blog/?p=245#comment-13738 Yes Jana - having the Windows screen saver that needs a password is a big help. Doesn't make your computer impervious, but sure makes it a lot harder for "the average person" to steal your data. Just make sure the screen saver time is sufficiently short that someone won't have time to sneak over to your computer after you walk away before the screen saver activates. Most businesses use around a 5 minute delay, but you know your own environment's risks and can determine the best delay. Yes Jana – having the Windows screen saver that needs a password is a big help. Doesn’t make your computer impervious, but sure makes it a lot harder for “the average person” to steal your data. Just make sure the screen saver time is sufficiently short that someone won’t have time to sneak over to your computer after you walk away before the screen saver activates. Most businesses use around a 5 minute delay, but you know your own environment’s risks and can determine the best delay.

]]> By: Jana http://www.fosterinstitute.com/blog/steal-information/#comment-13737 Jana Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:25:56 +0000 http://www.fosterinstitute.com/blog/?p=245#comment-13737 Mike, Thanks. When I started watching this I thought, wow, cool! I could really use something like this! THEN, I started thinking about what you said, and how ANYONE could just stick it into ANY computer to get all the data! I have important information password protected, but if someone used this, they could eventually hack into it with a little time and effort. I guess the safest thing to do, is like you said, NEVER leave your computer unattended! I saw the Windows-L thing. Wouldn't a screensaver that needs a password work the same way? Mike,
Thanks. When I started watching this I thought, wow, cool! I could really use something like this! THEN, I started thinking about what you said, and how ANYONE could just stick it into ANY computer to get all the data! I have important information password protected, but if someone used this, they could eventually hack into it with a little time and effort. I guess the safest thing to do, is like you said, NEVER leave your computer unattended!
I saw the Windows-L thing. Wouldn’t a screensaver that needs a password work the same way?

]]> By: Bernie Perry http://www.fosterinstitute.com/blog/steal-information/#comment-13735 Bernie Perry Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:09:01 +0000 http://www.fosterinstitute.com/blog/?p=245#comment-13735 Mike, Thanks for another great tip ... not only about using this device but also the caution about how it could be used by someone else to easily accesss your data. Bernie Mike,

Thanks for another great tip … not only about using this device but also the caution about how it could be used by someone else to easily accesss your data.

Bernie

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