On my short list for entertainment/stand up comedy :p On Oct 11, 2014 7:03 AM, "Valeri Galtsev" <galtsev at kicp.uchicago.edu> wrote: > > On Fri, October 10, 2014 7:20 pm, William Woods wrote: > > Whats your mailing address, I will send you some > > more tinfoil. > > > > On Oct 10, 2014, at 5:35 PM, Always Learning <centos at u62.u22.net> wrote: > > > >> > >> On Fri, 2014-10-10 at 16:31 -0500, Chris Pemberton wrote: > >> > >>> Did either of you think to crack open your laptop cases and check for > >>> embedded key logging hardware on the MB.. it could be in there... that > >>> tiny mislabeled capacitor near the USB bus would be a good hiding > >>> place... or have you been blindly typing away on those keyboards for > >>> several years...? Does the firmware for your wireless card ever > >>> overstep its bounds and poke around a bit... perhaps to collect info > >>> from the key logger? That same wireless firmware could probably have > >>> access to your network without your knowledge... Isn't it the > >>> government > >>> that stipulates that the firmware be distributed in binary form > >>> only...? And be sure to "mute" the mic on your machine... they'd never > >>> be smart enough to use the speakers in reverse to accomplish the same > >>> thing :) > >> > >> I avoid using Wifi. My keyboards are changed frequently (one of the > >> reasons is some are allergic to tea). My home router is an inquisitive > >> Asus AC68U but Wifi is disabled. My trusted firewall is iptables. My > >> multiple backups are significant distances away. My HDDs are on pull-out > >> caddies. I read all the generated daily reports. > >> > >> When relatives come, a new name and password are created for Wifi access > >> which does not broadcast its presence. There is no access to the LAN. > >> > >> If anyone is serious about security, it is not the keyboards one should > >> worry about but another item that is so common it is always > >> 'overlooked'. No further comment :-) > >> > > If I were to hire sysadmin or computer security officer you definitely > will be on my short list, much preferred candidate. > > Valeri > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Valeri Galtsev > Sr System Administrator > Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics > Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics > University of Chicago > Phone: 773-702-4247 > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >