Laptop stolen from Pelosi's office during storming of U.S. Capitol, says aide

Post by johnrgrace » Sat, Jan 09, 2021, 5:41 AM UTC

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Really? When I worked at one of the Big Four a stolen/lost laptop was DefCon 4, despite all of the security precautions. We were actually required to notify a partner in the firm before contacting law enforcement.

me too, i have a special "corporate 911" card that i've been informed during onboarding is the "real" 911. No matter the emergency, lost/stolen passports, lost/stolen corp computer, place crash, car crash, anywhere in the world the company does business, i've been told to call it first before doing anythign else.

Post by deathgrips » Sat, Jan 09, 2021, 6:34 AM UTC

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It's not murder if it's legal. If you don't want to get shot, don't invade the seat of government during a constitutionally prescribed transition of power, break through a barricade, ignore a cop's orders and approach a cop pointing his gun at you. Hard, I know.

This is almost exactly the same argument that police defenders make when the police shoot an unarmed minority individual in any random city.

Post by nine_k » Sat, Jan 09, 2021, 10:17 AM UTC

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Probably (let's hope - but, if I have seen anything in the last 4-years, it has been a constant, non-stop erosion of competency in the US government) - and, most likely the insurgents just didn't plan anything "long-term" or tricky. Question though... Don't hardware-based keyloggers present as a "keyboard", and isn't that a generic device which would probably be whitelisted?

Definitely possible, nothing is perfect. Just Lots of things that make it harder, but not impossible, to do bad stuff. Some places still use PS/2 devices for those peripherals as well, though that's much less common these days. Was curious, looks like there are a lot of pass through USB keyloggers that probably show up like the original whitelisted device. So definitely a risk there. I know I would want every single…

Post by bbg24 » Sat, Jan 09, 2021, 1:16 PM UTC

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Can you explain the Billy Bob reference for me?

Billy Bob is a name stereotypically used to refer to someone to imply that they are rural, ignorant and/or unsophisticated. Billy Bob (short for William Robert) at one time was a common set of first names for Americans that lived in country areas.

Post by ceejayoz » Sat, Jan 09, 2021, 2:03 PM UTC

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Your office is intended to keep most people in the world out most of the time. The Capitol is intended to allow most people most of the time.

So Nancy Pelosi's office is generally open to the public, and it's fine for people to go on in whenever they want, even when she's not there? I've honestly never tried to visit a congressperson in DC, so I suppose I wouldn't know, but it sounds unlikely. My public library is even more intended for public use than the US Capitol, but I still need a key to go back into the offices.