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Story: iPods are security risk, warns analyst

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Posted by: Anonymous (Monday 12 July 2004, 9:54 AM)

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Comical

A lot of you are all taking the mickey about these 'security risks' and all saying how easy it is to remove the security risk by 'checking them' or 'implementing policy' but exactly how do you propose to do this and a) have a usable PC and b) be able to manage it i.e. enough of this 'switch it off in the BIOS' - not manageable and what do you do if a user needs to use USB?

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Story: iPods are security risk, warns analyst

  1. The sky is falling, the sky is falling Anonymous
  2. Headline makes it seem to be iPods only, but the s... Anonymous
  3. This is BS because if you have your virus software... Anonymous
  4. wel, duh! Of course, isn't this obvious? And iPods... Øyvind S
  5. Journalists Support Group Needed. Is there so... Anonymous
  6. anything just to get the macusers to vis... con to read
  7. What a tosser, "iPod's are security risk" Typical... What a bad story
  8. 200 GB Hard Disks threaten security Warns this ana... Bob Hail
  9. Lets not forget to mock Gartner for their incredib... Øyvind S
  10. And the iPod has been out for what, three yea... Anonymous
  11. Q. How long have we known about this "vulner... Bonzodogg
  12. Haven't Gartner got something more original to tal... Anonymous
  13. Shouldn't this be obvious, what pap. People will a... Anonymous
  14. I suppose they will ban, Laptops with cd-burners a... Anonymous
  15. The only security risks are the following: 1. Inco... Anonymous
  16. ban suitcases too then... after all, you can photo... Anonymous
  17. Analyst warns businesses to ban floppy disks... as... Anonymous
  18. Gartner == Idiots. The same thing can be done wit... Anonymous
  19. Idiots. Is it really necessary in this political c... Anonymous
  20. 1. I bet the workstation had internet access lol 2... Anonymous
  21. Headline: Humans Are the Real Security Risk I... Anon E. Muss
  22. Good grief people, Talk about Knee Jerk... Simon Walker
  23. ...Oh my god, and cell phones should be banned too... Anonymous
  24. Comical A lot of you are all taking the micke... Anonymous
  25. Well if Goverment agencies or Companies are concer... Anonymous
  26. Thats crazy! if ipods should be band than everythi... Anonymous

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