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Infosec folks should live a little. You can have more than one computer and not everyone is a head of state.
It’s all fun and games until your wife’s nudes or your most private messages are leaked.
Oh and most grownups have consensual sex occasionally. Shocker!
And they drink too :O
Sometimes even break minor laws!!
Never expected to hear this one.
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I agree it's cool; that's why I prefaced everything with "Cool project". > the world advances much more via optimism than pessimism I don't think that's a slogan infosec folks frequently adopt.
Infosec folks should live a little. You can have more than one computer and not everyone is a head of state.
Please don't dismiss this so easily. You don't need to be the head of anything to take security seriously. Regardless of who you are or what you do, everybody has secrets they should protect.
And I mean secrets not only in the "human" sense (what you like/dislike), but also technical (credentials and so on).
Losing say, your bank account because you plugged in a USB can be devastating no matter who you are.
Fantastic!
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Infosec folks should live a little. You can have more than one computer and not everyone is a head of state.
Not in the context of this project: Please don't dismiss this so easily. You don't need to be the head of anything to take security seriously. Regardless of who you are or what you do, everybody has secrets they should protect. And I mean secrets not only in the "human" sense (what you like/dislike), but also technical (credentials and so on). Losing say, your bank account because you plugged in a USB can be devastat…
Cryptocurrencies on the other hand...
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Not in the context of this project: Please don't dismiss this so easily. You don't need to be the head of anything to take security seriously. Regardless of who you are or what you do, everybody has secrets they should protect. And I mean secrets not only in the "human" sense (what you like/dislike), but also technical (credentials and so on). Losing say, your bank account because you plugged in a USB can be devastat…
Thank goodness that bank accounts are heavily regulated and something like that is really hard in this era with AML efforts! Cryptocurrencies on the other hand...
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Infosec folks should live a little. You can have more than one computer and not everyone is a head of state.
Not in the context of this project: Please don't dismiss this so easily. You don't need to be the head of anything to take security seriously. Regardless of who you are or what you do, everybody has secrets they should protect. And I mean secrets not only in the "human" sense (what you like/dislike), but also technical (credentials and so on). Losing say, your bank account because you plugged in a USB can be devastat…
We all have a line. You may not plug things into your USB ports, some people don't even connect to the internet.
Either way, if I have a secret I'm sure as hell not going to write it down, let alone put evidence of it on a computer. Defraud my bank if you want, that's between you and them and honestly they can afford it.
I was contemplating something like this as I’ve been thinking about a modern business card. I don’t need to run Linux, but I do like some degree of interactivity and uniqueness associated with something I could hand out.
Perhaps something like this: https://youtu.be/_BSfO9LAIqg Looks cool, has NFC and flashing LEDs and fits in your wallet. The NFC chip can be reprogrammed with an app from your phone.
"Hey, stranger! Here's my card. Plug it into your computer's USB slot." Cool project, but as a business card, making someone think they're about to install Stuxnet might not be the best first impression. Heh.
Should people be cautious about unknown USB devices? Yes. Should they determine their level of caution based on being able to see a PCB? No.